Rochester Man Convicted in 2023 Child Porn Case Facing New Child Pornography Charge

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man on probation for a child pornography conviction is facing new child pornography charges. 

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That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Friday. 

He was sentenced to five years probation in November of 2023 after pleading guilty to a disseminating child pornography count in October of that year. 

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Rochester Man Serving 5 Year Probation Sentence for Child Porn Conviction Now Facing Child Pornography Possession Charge

54-year-old Patrick John Gora is charged with one count of possession of pornographic work depicting a minor under the age of 14. 

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The criminal complaint says Rochester police received an internet tip in late September regarding suspect child sexual abuse material being uploaded to the group messaging site Discord this past April.

Investigators traced the account tied to the tip to Gora. Police then executed a search warrant at Gora’s home in southeast Rochester on Wednesday and seized five USB storage drives and Gora’s phone, the complaint says. 

Gora told investigators he knew what the search was about and said he told his probation officer in April that he threw his phone in a lake after he “relapsed” the court document says. 

The video uploaded to Discord depicted a 4-6 year-old girl engaging in a sexual act, the complaint alleges. 

Gora made his first court appearance on Friday morning. His conditional bail was set at $10,000 and he’s due back in court next month.