Anna man arrested, faces child porn charges | Crime

ANNA, IL (KFVS) - The preliminary hearing has been set for an Anna man charged with aggravated child pornography.

Robert Joe Poff, 56, of Anna was charged with six counts of aggravated child pornography and one count of child pornography. He is being held in the Jackson County Jail in Murphysboro on $500,000 bond. The preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, March 3 at 9 a.m. at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.

Poff is alleged to have possessed pornographic computer images and video of children under the age of 13. U.S. Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds says the offenses took place Poff's home on Lime Kiln Road in May 2009.

Edmonds says Poff was arrested on  Monday, Feb. 6 after an investigation by the FBI and Illinois State Police.

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