Christopher Howell Indicted For Child Porn

The grand jury has indicted a Virgina man on 40 counts of possession of child pornography.

Christopher Wayne Howell, 20, was originally arrested earlier this summer after members of the ICAC identified an IP address in Stuarts Draft actively trading images and videos on a p2p network.

Using the proper legal channels, detectives then traced the activity to Mr. Howell's residence and used a search warrant to confiscate his Dell laptop.

On it, they reportedly discovered files of pre-pubescent boys engaging in sexual activity including a 38 minute video clip that "contained graphic bondage of children".

Howell, a volunteer firefighter in Staunton, subsequently turned himself in and was free on bond until being arrested again in an unrelated burglary case.

Besides the above MySpace profile, Mr. Howell also maintained an account on Facebook found here.