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MCSO: Hartselle man accused of rape now facing child pornography charge
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – A Hartselle man, who was charged in May with the rape of a minor, is now facing additional charges related to inappropriate messages sent to children.
Benjamin Preston Bolan, 27, is now charged with possession of child pornography with the intent to distribute.
On May 13, the sheriff's office Investigators and the Morgan County Fugitive Unit carried out a search warrant at an apartment complex on Mitwede Street in Hartselle.
MCSO said the warrant was for a man wanted for rape involving a victim under the age of 15.
However, MCSO said on Friday that investigators got search warrants for Bolan's Snapchat and cell phone back in April. They said that they found several hundred sexually explicit pictures, videos and chats with children, whose ages range from five to 15.
The sheriff's office said Bolan, who was already in jail from his May arrest, now has a combined bond of $800,000.
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