Child porn results in arrest
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Chad R. Moen
JANESVILLE — A secondhand-computer purchase led to the arrest of a Janesville man on child pornography charges.
Chad R. Moan, 30, of 830 E. Milwaukee St. was picked up on a Winnebago County, Ill., warrant at noon Thursday.
Rockford police issued the warrant for Moan’s arrest after finding child pornography on a computer that Moan once owned.
A Rockford man bought Moan’s computer secondhand and was “disturbed by the images he found on it,” Rockford Deputy Police Chief Greg Lindmark told the Rockford Register Star.
He turned the computer over to police, who traced it back to Moan.
According to the criminal complaint, Moan knowingly possessed depictions of children who “the defendant reasonably should have known to be under the age of 18 years” showing the children engaged in sexual acts with men and women.
The Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office charged the former Rockford man with 18 counts of child pornography.
Moan is in the Rock County Jail on a $250,000 bond. He is awaiting extradition to Winnebago County.
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Mar 28, 2008 at 9:52 p.m.
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sicko and dumb a--
Mar 27, 2008 at 3:37 p.m.
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The thing about Schade was that he ... produced his own material. If possession is all this guy faces, he may well be able to manage a suspended sentence. He will be on the sex offender list, though.
Mar 27, 2008 at 9:16 a.m.
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Anyone remember Jeremy Schade? He got 220 years in federal prison on charges of possession of child porn and the state is also proceeding with charges against him. I hope Illinois follows suit with this case
Mar 27, 2008 at 9:09 a.m.
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It is the sentancing guidelines that have to be looked at, not the class d felony issue!
Mar 27, 2008 at 6:18 a.m.
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Unfortunately, its not mandatory prison time in wisconsin.
Mar 26, 2008 at 7:34 p.m.
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Not sure how the law reads in Illinois, but in Wisconsin, it is madatory prison time for possession of child porn!!
Mar 26, 2008 at 6:46 p.m.
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HELLO NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO THIS ONE THE WAY THE LAW IS HE WILL BE LUCKY TO HAVE ANY JAIL TIME AT ALL
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