Independent Wrestler Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

A Staten Island indy pro-wrestler who goes by the ring name “Rude Boy Riley” was arrested Wednesday for having a stash of child porn that included images of “infants,” authorities said.

James “Rude Boy” Riley, 25, of Arden Heights was nabbed by the NYPD’s Computer Crimes Unit after cops found the pornography on his iPhone, prosecutors said.

He was arraigned on charges of promotion and possession of a sexual performance by a child in Staten Island Criminal Court and made $3,500 bail.

Twenty photos of children, “some of which were infants,” were found on Riley’s iPhone, Assistant District Attorney Josh Freeman said in court, adding that Riley uploaded the photos to Google and Tumblr.

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-- Riley was scheduled for some appearances with Punk Pro Wrestling this week, but they have obviously been cancelled with the promotion releasing the following statement via Twitter: