Galena police officer charged with child pornography

Galena police officer charged with child pornography

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — A Galena Police Officer has been charged with sex crimes involving possession of child pornography. Eli Barthel, 23, of Freeport, faces two counts of Class 2 child sexual assault material possession, each punishable by 7 years in prison, and one count of Class 3 child sexual assault material possession, punishable by up to 5 years in prison. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the charges on Monday. “Child expl…

Attorney general: Galena police officer possessed child sexual abuse material

GALENA, Ill. — The Illinois attorney general has charged a Galena police officer with possessing child sexual abuse material.