A 27-year-old Hilo man has been arrested on charges of production of child pornography, a federal official said yesterday.

Daniel G. Seguerre III was arrested Sunday night at his home in Hilo. He was arraigned in U.S District Court in Honolulu yesterday afternoon and said he will not oppose a federal motion to detain him without bail.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Olson said "a large team of FBI investigators worked around the clock" over the holiday weekend on the case.

Two minor children were in the home with Seguerre when he was arrested, but Olson declined to discuss that aspect of the case.

Toni Schwartz, spokeswoman with the state Department of Human Services, said last night that the children have been placed in foster care and are safe. She declined further comment because of the ongoing investigation.

Olson said the investigation began last week with information from authorities in Oklahoma who "turned up some videos" while serving a search warrant. Oklahoma officials passed on investigative leads to Hawai'i law enforcement officials, Olson said

Additional details about the case have been filed in federal court papers here that are not yet available to the public.

A preliminary hearing in the case has been scheduled for Sept. 22, but Seguerre may be subject to a grand jury indictment before that time.

Seguerre's criminal history in Hawai'i includes convictions for theft, forgery and contempt of court.

On Oct. 17, 2007, he was found guilty of one count of second-degree theft and second-degree forgery and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service, according to records filed with the Hawai'i Criminal Justice Data Center. Seguerre also was placed on five years' probation.

In July 2008, Seguerre was found guilty of fourth-degree theft and was ordered to pay a $100 fine.