FBI agents executed a search warrant on a Joplin home in the 1400 block of Katherine Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into child pornography.
The search warrant was authorized following a tip that a user had downloaded child pornography to Dropbox with the files traced to a 45-year-old Joplin man who was formerly a Webb City resident.
Most of the file names indicated they featured underage boys, generally between the ages of 10 and 13 engaged in sex acts, according to the search warrant affidavit.
Investigators located 38 child pornography files.
Some of the files depicted male children, some of whom appear no older than seven or eight years old, being sexually abused in various ways. Some of the files included lascivious or graphic exhibitions of the children's genitals, with the focus of the camera being the children's genitals.
Other files included children engaged in sex acts with other children...
In some of the files, the children appeared to be directed to perform these acts by an individual or individuals who are not visible to the camera.
A separate search warrant sent to Meta discovered chats that included more child pornography featuring naked underage boys, according to the affidavit.
Since federal court records do not show that any charges have been filed, the Joplin man's name is not posted in this article.
Online court records indicate a felony possession of a controlled substance charge was filed against the man Wednesday with the Duquesne Police Department making the arrest.
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