The director of artificial intelligence medicine at Cedars-Sinai hospital has been charged with distributing and possessing child pornography, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday

Guido Germano, 59, of Santa Monica has been accused of distributing child pornography videos using peer-to-peer software and downloading them onto his personal computer at his home, a news release from the DA's office said, citing Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson of the cyber crime division.

Peer-to-peer sharing bypasses downloading from a web browser and can help a user avoid detection.

The judge imposed two bond conditions on the defendant: No internet use unless a device equipped with accountability software is used, and no unsupervised time with minor children, Eakins said.

Germano was arrested June 19 and released on $20,000 bond, the DA's office said. He was charged with two felonies -- distribution of obscene matter and possession of child or youth pornography, court documents said. If convicted, he faces a possible maximum sentence of three years and eight months in state prison, according to the news release

Cedars-Sinai, which placed Germano on administrative leave, told CNN that it "will fully cooperate with any law enforcement investigation stemming from this matter."

Germano's field of medical artificial intelligence involves automating analysis of 3D images of the heart, according to the hospital based in the Beverly Grove area of Los Angeles.

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