The arraignment for Eric Feltner, former chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, originally scheduled for June 27, has been postponed, according to Cole County Circuit Court records. Feltner faces two charges of attempting to furnish pornographic materials to a minor.
Court records indicate Judge Thomas Lloyd Sodergren has been disqualified and the case has been sent to the presiding judge to be reassigned.
Among the duties of Feltner, who was fired after word of his arrest became public, was to go through the resumes of students who wanted internships in the lieutenant governor's office, as first noted in the June 6 Turner Report.
Feltner was arrested after falling prey to a sex sting involving an undercover Jefferson City police officer:
A Jefferson City police officer's probable cause statement reported Feltner was caught through an Internet sting involving an undercover police officer.
However, the officer wrote, “The suspect knew that I was only thirteen years old because of prior chat conversations on Yahoo Messenger.”
The officer reported contacts on May 25, 2007, and July 5, 2007, from Feltner, who used the screen name “thebestinmo.”
In both cases, the statement said, Feltner discussed masturbation, sexual stimulation and having the “girl” remove some of her clothing.
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