Kiss bassist Gene Simmons' Los Angeles home was raided by the Los Angeles Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on Thursday. While authorities have said that the 65-year-old Kiss frontman and his family are not the target of the investigation, they would not reveal the names of the suspects, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"The Simmons family was extremely cooperative and no members of the Simmons family are suspected in the case," Sgt. Mike Lopez said, according to Entertainment Tonight.
The police seized computers and other evidence looking for evidence of child pornography. They believe someone either downloaded child porn using one of their computers or their Internet access, according to TMZ.
A representative for Simmons said Thursday that police "visited Mr. and Mrs. Simmons at their home to discuss a crime that may have occurred on their property last year while Mr. Simmons was away on tour with KISS."
"Neither Mr. Simmons nor any member of his family is a person of interest in the investigation and they are cooperating fully with the investigation," the representative said. "At this time, the police have requested that Mr. Simmons and his family not discuss the investigation publicly so as not to compromise it."
Simmons' wife, Shannon Tweed took to Twitter to thank supporters late Thursday night. "Thanks for your support. We couldn't be more horrified that someone used our residence for such heinous crimes," she tweeted.
