Joplin man waives reading of indictment, pleads not guilty to child pornography charges

A Joplin man waived the reading of his indictment and pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges this morning in U. S. District Court in Springfield.

Judge David P. Rush took the government's detention motion under advisement. Shawn Ryan Valentine, 35, will remain in the Greene County Jail.

More information about the charges against Valentine can be found in this report on the government's detention motion.

The Turner Report: Detention motion: Joplin man had cell phone "wiped" before officers could find child porn (rturner229.blogspot.com)