Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Pre-trial conference set for Joplin man on child pornography charge

A 10:30 a.m. September 3 pre-trial conference has been set for Frank Ness, 44, Joplin, who is being held without bond on federal child pornography charges.

The charges against Ness were explained in a news release issued by the Department of Justice:

Frank Edwin Ness, 44, of Joplin, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo. Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Ness on July 17, 2014.



Today’s indictment alleges that Ness received and distributed child pornography over the Internet between Jan. 1, 2004, and July 16, 2014.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the original criminal complaint, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Ness’s residence on July 16, 2014, and seized his desktop computer. Investigators found at least 124 videos containing child pornography when they previewed the computer, the affidavit says.

The indictment also contains a forfeiture allegation, which would require Ness to forfeit to the government any property used to commit the alleged offense, including a desktopcomputer.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Any news on how it went