Steve Sumner
ANDERSON — Madison County Councilman Steve Sumner turned himself in on criminal charges of child solicitation and possession of child pornography.
Sumner, 52, 2200 block of Poplar Street, Anderson, reported to the Madison County Jail at 6 a.m. Tuesday on the two Level 6 felony charges.
During his initial court hearing, Magistrate Jason Childers set bond for Sumner at $5,000. He will have to pay 10% of the bond amount plus a fee. A no-contact order was issued in favor of a teenage girl.
Sumner said he has hired Indianapolis attorney Allen Liggy to represent him.
He has been unavailable for comment on the pending criminal charges.