Man facing child porn charges in Jefferson County, IL

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – A man faces a child pornography charge in Jefferson County, Illinois.

Robert D. Paul, 57, was arrested on October 27 at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for a Jefferson County arrest warrant charging him with child pornography.

Paul was at the sheriff’s office asking about why deputies were at his house earlier the same day.

The arrest was a result of a sheriff’s office investigation that began on July 4, 2023 when sheriff’s office members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received cyber-tip-line information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about suspected child pornography.

The information led to multiple search warrants for electronic records and eventually a search warrant for the home at 9247 N. Riddle Lane in Ashley, Ill.

Paul’s was served on September 8.

Authorities collected multiple pieces of evidence from the home.

Electronic pieces of evidence collected were forensically analyzed.

On September 26, the case file was forwarded to the states attorney’s office requesting felony charges against Paul.

Paul was held in the Jefferson County Jail to await his first court hearing.