A Galena man is arrested and faces charges of possessing child pornography.
According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, on April 15th deputies received a tip from another law enforcement agency that a child in Cherokee County was being solicited by an adult male. During the investigations of the allegations, detectives identified a 20-year-old suspect and obatinaed a search warrant for a Galena residence in relation to the case. The suspect – Jason Curtis Long of Galena – was arrested and faces charges of Indecent Solicitation of a Child, Exploitation of a Child, and Internet Trading of Child Pornography.
Long is currently being held in the Cherokee County Jail in Columbus, where he awaits formal charging in the case.
