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Offender sentenced for additional child pornography offense
On April 25, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced a registered sex offender from St. Francois County to 293 months in prison after the man was caught again with child sexual abuse material. Judge Autrey added three more years to David Russell Darr Jr.’s sentence because he violated his supervised release in a 2010…
Read MoreNo new charges filed against former Farmington deputy and dispatcher
No new charges have been filed against David K. Blankenship or his wife, Karlie P. Blankenship, both of Farmington. The St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney’s office charged both defendants on May 31 with one count of first degree attempted sexual trafficking of a child under 12-years-of-age, and one count of attempted use of a child…
Read MoreFarmington corrections officer arrested for child pornography
St. Francois County prosecutors charged Aaron Lee Cowling, 41, of Farmington, with three felony counts of first-degree promotion of child pornography last week. Cowling was released from employment with the Missouri Department of Corrections in Farmington upon his arrest. A probable cause statement from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) says a cyber tip from…
Read MoreFarmington teacher accused of possessing child pornography
Jeannie Northrup, jnorthrup@dailyjournalonline.com A teacher with the Farmington R7 School District was charged Thursday with three counts of felony possession of child pornography. Kaleb Logan Curtis, 23, of Farmington, is employed as a fifth-grade teacher at Lincoln Intermediate. The school district placed Curtis on administrative leave when they were notified of the pending charges. A…
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