Wood River man indicted on child sexual abuse material charges – Alton Telegraph

Robert Smith Courtesy Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office EDWARDSVILLE — A Wood River man accused of possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material was indicted Thursday by a Madison County grand jury. Robert G. Smith, 73, of the 200 block of S. Seventh Street, Wood River, was indicted Oct. 8 for three counts of child sex abuse material, all enhanced Class X felonies; and eight counts of child sex abuse material, all Class 1 felonies. Article continues below this ad The difference is that Class X felonies usually involve distribution, while the Class 1 felonies involve possession. He was originally charged Sept. 23 after the Madison County Sheriff’s Department presented the case. According to court documents, on Sept. 22, Smith was allegedly found to be in possession of 11 separate child pornography files and had disseminated three via Discord and Snapchat. He was ordered remanded to jail. Article continues below this ad Additional court documents filed at the time of the original charges stated the Sheriff’s Department received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicating child pornography was being disseminated on Discord and Snapchat. The accounts were traced, and search warrants for Charter, Google, Reddit
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