A pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Hospital Boston has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography, federal prosecutors said.

The 35-year-old doctor made his initial court appearance on Friday and was remanded in custody pending a hearing on Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

The charges follow a search of his home and phone. He is alleged to have knowingly distributed and possessed videos between July 1 and 18.

A phone number for the anesthesiologist could not be found. An email was left Saturday seeking comment from his attorney.

Boston Children’s Hospital said in a statement that it had discharged the man following his arrest.

The anesthesiologist had started a fellowship at the hospital on July 1 and had previously worked at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, according to a police affidavit filed in court.

In May, a federal investigation began in Baltimore into a member of a group on an encrypted messaging app that required users to upload nude photos of children. The anesthesiologist was identified as that user, the affidavit said.

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