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A Mount Olive man was charged with possessing child pornography on Friday as part of an investigation led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office.
Michael Curran who was charged in Macoupin County Circuit Court faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Each of the Class 2 felony counts is punishable by up to three to seven years in prison. Curran’s bond was set at $100,000.
With the assistance of the Mount Olive Police Department and the Macoupin County sheriff’s office, Raoul’s investigators searched a residence in the 300 block of East Fourth North Street on Thursday. Curran, 69, was arrested after evidence of child pornography was discovered, according to a press release from Raoul s office.
Mt. Olive man faces child pornography charges
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph
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MT. OLIVE Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday announced that Michael F. Curran, 69, of Mt. Olive, has been charged with possessing child pornography.
Curran was charged in Macoupin County Circuit Court with 10 counts of possession of child pornography, each a Class 2 felony punishable by up to three to seven years in prison. His bond is set at $100,000.
“Child pornography forever changes the lives of victims and their families, and those who perpetuate these horrific crimes must be held accountable,” Raoul said. “I would like to thank the Mt. Olive Police Department and the Macoupin County Sheriff’s office. Collaborations such as these are vital to my office’s efforts to track down and stop these offenders.”