Webster Dental Group Dentist Charged with Child Porn Possession
Dr. Henry Webster was arraigned on Thursday, according to the District Attorney's spokesman.
By Tom Auchterlonie (Patch Staff) - Updated August 12, 2011 4:09 pm ET
A former Mount Kisco resident and Greenburgh dentist is accused of possessing child pornography.
Dr. Henry Webster, of Greenburgh-based (Scarsdale P.O.), was arraigned in Mount Kisco Justice Court on Thursday because he lived in the village when the alleged offense took place, according to DA spokesman Lucian Chalfen.
Now a resident upstate in Elizabethtown, NY, Webster was released on $5,000 bail, the Westchester County District Attorney's office announced.
Webster, 56, was charged with one felony count of child pornography possession (the official term is "Possessing an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child").
The DA's office announced that it received an external hard drive belonging to Webster on May 6 of this year. After an investigation, the DA office claims, images of children under 16 years old were found. The DA's office also claims that Webster was interviewed on July 22 and admitted to downloading and storing the images.
Webster could not be reached for comment. His next court date is Aug. 25.
Clarification: The location of Webster Dental Group is Greenburgh, with a Scarsdale postal address. The original version of the story stated Scarsdale proper.
