Cooper County man faces child porn charges
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Cooper County man has been charged with two felonies after authorities say he had child pornography.
Jesse Lawrence Wallace, of Blackwater, was charged with first-degree promoting child porn and possessing child porn. He was not listed on the Cooper County Jail roster on Friday afternoon. A warrant was issued on Thursday and a $50,000 bond was set.
According to the probable cause statement, law enforcement received a cybertip about child porn being uploaded to an online platform on Dec. 17, 2024. A Gmail address associated with the platform was given to law enforcement, which learned from Google it was registered to Wallace, the statement says.
A search warrant was applied for on May 1 and was served on Thursday at Wallace’s residence, the statement says. He allegedly admitted that he owned the account and distributed the images, court documents say. Law enforcement took devices from the home and where he worked, the statement says.
Wallace allegedly told deputies that child porn would be found on his phone, the statement says.