The Douglas County Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) investigated the Larkspur, Colorado home of NBA player Chris ‘Birdman’ Anderson in connection with child pornography on Thursday.
The ICAC said they began investigating Anderson, 33, in February of this year, after they were given a tip from a law enforcement agency in California.
Investigation: The Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) searched the home of NBA player Chris 'Birdman' Anderson in connection with child pornography.
Pending the completion of the investigation, Anderson has been suspended from all team-related activities by the Denver Nuggets.
Sergeant Ron Hanavan told the Mail Online that the ICAC confiscated property from Anderson’s Red Hill Road estate that they believe is connected to a case.
The ICAC investigates crimes ranging from the exchange of pornographic images to child prostitution.
Sergeant Hanavan said that no arrests have been made at this time.
‘We need to complete a thorough investigation to determine what, if any appropriate charges would be forwarded to the District Attorney for prosecution,’ Sergeant Hanavan said to the Mail Online.
The Denver Nuggets have cut ties with Anderson pending the results.
‘The Denver Nuggets are aware of today’s media reports involving forward/center Chris Andersen. It involves a legal investigation and we are awaiting further details,’ team officials wrote in an unsigned statement to the Denver Post.
‘Per team policy, the Nuggets will not comment on any ongoing legal circumstance involving any player or employee.’
This year marks Anderson’s 10th in the NBA and his seventh season in Denver.
The forward has a history of getting involved in children’s charities, according to the Daily News.
Andersen has raised money for Mount Saint Vincent, a sanctuary for abused children, and the Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE), which provides funding for low-income families to send their children to private schools.
In 2009, he dressed up as Santa to assist in ACE’s holiday fundraising drive, since his middle name is Claus.
Sergeant Hanavan told the Mail Online that Anderson has been cooperating.
His attorney, Mark Bryant, released a statement on his behalf.
‘I believe in Chris. I would ask the citizens of Colorado to give Chris his due,’ Mr Bryant wrote to the Denver Post.
‘Like every one of us, he is presumed innocent. At the end of the day, I am confident it will be shown that he did nothing wrong.’
Andersen was previously banned from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league’s drug policy.
Source: MailOnline
This dude is a mess. Drug addled, covering his body in tats because he hates himself/wants to be someone else. Sounds like a porn whore. And if the KP is true, I’d guess he was abused as a kid himself.
i’m not a fan of excessive tattoos. i don’t mind if someone has a couple or a few, though. everyone has them now. it’s like you’re more of a rebel if you don’t have any.
the latest news – Anderson’s lawyer is claiming his client is innocent. he is the victim of a female that is pissed.
Great story I read a few years ago:
Chick and boyfriend break up. She is bitter and vindictive, real surprise, so she make a KP on his computer claim. Cops take the computer, and find video file in the trash bin of her and the beagle. She clicked delete, but never emptied the trash. They arrested her for animal abuse or beastialy or something. Oh, and no KP was found.