Dupo man charged with seven counts of distributing and receiving child porn

A Dupo man has been charged with distributing and receiving child pornography on at least seven separate dates in 2017 and 2018.

On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted James K. Young, 66, with five counts of distributing child porn and two counts of receiving child porn, a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois stated.

According to the release, Young is specifically charged with distributing a graphic digital video file on the first occasion between June 2017 and March 2018. He also knowingly received child porn on Nov. 7, 2017, and April 29, 2018.

Young’s arraignment has been set for April 11 at 10 a.m. at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis.

Hana Muslic

Belleville News-Democrat

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Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.