Crime & Safety

Man Had 65 Child Porn Videos on His Computer, Detectives Say

James Michael Stewart, of St. Charles County, was charged with child porn possession.

A St. Charles County man is accused of having at least 65 child pornography videos on his computer after police searched his home Aug. 7.

James Michael Stewart, 47, of the 3000 block of Willow Wood Drive in St. Charles County south of St. Charles, was charged Aug. 7 with possession of child pornography.

St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department investigators said a computer in St. Charles County was detected actively downloading and distributing child pornography at 9:03 a.m. June 10.

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Information provided by AT&T showed the address was in the 3000 block of Willow Wood Drive, and Stewart was making Internet connection payments. They executed a search warrant Aug. 7 and found child porn on a computer in the master bedroom, detectives said.

Stewart told detectives he was the only one to use the computer, according to a court document.

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Stewart is being held in St. Charles County jail. Bail was set at $50,000, cash only.


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