Sedalia residents charged with sexual exploitation of minor, child porn in Jasper, Christian counties

The federal grand jury indictment of two Sedalia residents for sexual exploitation of a minor and receiving and distributing child pornography was unsealed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Dustin Shane Colvin, 35, and Serena Dowling, 23, allegedly coerced a minor to "engage in sexually explicit conduct" for a visual depiction, with the crimes taking place in Jasper and Christian counties, according to the indictment.

Colvin faces the additional charge of being a sex offender committing a crime involving a minor.

Colvin's initial appearance was held today in U. S. District Court in Springfield. His arraignment and detention hearing are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.