Child porn indictment

The Wood County Grand Jury has indicted a North Baltimore man on multiple charges stemming from possession and distribution of child pornography and one count of gross sexual imposition.
Christopher Livingston is scheduled for arraignment on Jan 7.
The case against Livingston was initiated through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which allegedly identified activity on electronic devices owned by Livingston that involved the transfer of child pornography.
After that information was communicated to the North Baltimore Police Department, the department, assisted by the Wood County prosecutor’s office, secured a search warrant for the devices where thousands of images of alleged child pornography were found.
Paul Dobson, Wood County prosecutor, said the investigation also uncovered an allegation that Livingston engaged in sexual contact with a child under the age of 13. Dobson said there is no information the alleged victim of the sexual contact was also a victim in any of the other offenses.
Livingston has been charged with one count of pandering obscenity involving a minor and nine counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, all felonies of the second degree; two counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented matter, felonies of the fifth degree; and one count of gross sexual imposition, a third degree felony.
Second degree felonies carry the potential of a 2 to 8-year prison sentence. Third degree felonies have a potential penalty of 1 to 5 years and can be mandatory in some circumstances. Fifth degree felonies carry potential prison sentences of 6 to 12 months.
“We are just at the beginning stages of this prosecution,” Dobson said. “The defendant remains innocent unless and until he is proven guilty in a court of law. This office takes crimes of this nature very seriously for many reasons, not the least of which is that they perpetuate a criminal industry which is entirely structured on the exploitation, degradation and destruction of innocent children throughout the world.”
He praised the work of the North Baltimore Police Department and said anyone with more information about the case should call the department at 419-257-2181 or contact Doug Kinder at the prosecutor’s office at 419-354-9250.