Rhinebeck (US), Dec 10 (AP) A well-known cartoonist for The New Yorker has been arrested on a possession of child pornography charge, police said.

Danny Shanahan, 64, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Rhinebeck, New York, state police said in a news release. He was ordered to appear in court on Jan. 20 on a charge of possession of a sexual performance by a child, a class E felony.

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Shanahan is a longtime New Yorker cartoonist whose work last appeared in the magazine's Feb. 20 issue.

A phone number listed for Shanahan in public records was disconnected. It wasn't clear if he had an attorney who could speak for him. (AP)

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