MENTOR, Ohio — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested following a months-long investigation by the Mentor Police Department into allegations of pandering sexually oriented materials.

According to a press release, police said the investigation led to 36 felony charges, including pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor and pandering obscenity involving a minor. Mentor police arrested the boy on Friday, Oct. 17.

The juvenile was taken into custody and transported to the Lake County Juvenile Detention Facility.

The case remains open, and Mentor police said no further details are being released at this time due to the ongoing nature of the investigation.

Mentor Public Schools released the following statement after the boy's arrest:

The District is aware that a student was ar

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