Peters Township man charged with possessing child pornography
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A Peters Township man is in jail after being accused of possessing a collection of materials depicting the sexual abuse of children.
In September Peters police were contacted by the Ashland County Sheriff’s Department in Ohio concerning Zachary Joseph Nee. According to charging documents, Nee, 23, was suspected of exchanging sexually explicit messages with a 13-year-old girl in Ashland County.
Investigators reviewed the teen’s phone and found she sent illicit images to Nee, according to the criminal complaint. Peters police served a search warrant in October at Nee’s home in the 100 block of Blaine Drive and seized multiple devices belonging to Nee. There were no images of the alleged victim who originated the investigation, but police did find numerous files of child sexual abuse material, court documents state.
Peters police charged Nee Wednesday with 91 felony counts of child pornography, and an additional charge of criminal use of a communication facility.
Nee was arraigned Thursday morning before District Judge Michael Manfredi, who sent him to the Washington County jail on $150,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 22.