HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Local police took a 36-year-old Hutchinson man into custody Thursday morning after they searched his residence and seized a computer where he allegedly had downloaded child pornography videos.
Hutchinson Police Detective Scott Carlton says he’s been investigating Tad Darcy Russell for several months. He’s alleged to have downloaded the videos from a file sharing program called “Peer to Peer.” Carlton says they served a search warrant on his Hutchinson home on Tuesday and then seized his computer. He says the videos, some an hour in length, involved kids as young as six and eight years of age.
Russell faces the charge of “sexual exploitation of a child.” Because of the age of the kids, the charge will most likely be filed as a Jessica’s Law case which means if Russell is convicted, he could see a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.
His bond is set at $10,000, and unless he makes that bond, he should make an appearance in court on Friday.