Mall Santa Arrested For Possession of Child Pornography
A mall Santa in Phoenix was taken into custody late last evening, after it was reported by several security guards that the man may be taking nude photographs of children visiting him.The Santa, who told police that his real name was Chris Kringle, was allegedly in possession of dozensÂ of naked photos of children, both boys and girls, all who were wearing elf hats and shoes.âThis self-proclaimed Santa is a dirty, disturbing pervert,â said Cpt. Scott Calvin of the Phoenix Police Department. âWe received reports that he was storing photographs of naked children inside his little pretend house that the mall had set up for him just outside the food court. When we arrested Kringle, we did discoverÂ Polaroid photosÂ of what appear to be very young children, between the ages of 6 and 11. Kringle is being charged with felony possession of pornography and endangering the welfare of a child.âAccording to police reports, Kringle is claiming that he is entirely innocent, and that itâs all a big misunderstanding.âThose are not pictures of children,â said Kringle during police questioning. âThose are elves. Yes, I know they look like children, but elves like to blend in with people, so thatâs how they appear. But I promise you, the pictures are of people who are hundreds, some even thousands, of years old. I know I have a problem, but itâs not with looking at naked children. Thatâs disgusting. I love children. The only problem I have is that Iâve betrayedÂ my wife, Mrs. Kringle-Claus. I owe her a massive apology, and I hope she will forgive me.âPolice are currently trying to identify the children in the photos, but so far have come up short. A lawyer for Kringle said that he is âworking tirelesslyâ to get the charges dropped before December 24th, when he says that Kringle will need to be out delivering presents to all the good boys and girls of the world.