A Macoupin County man has been charged with allegedly possessing and disseminating child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender.  45-year-old Robert L. Jones of Gillespie was charged with five counts of dissemination of child pornography of a child under 13 years old, each Class X felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison; ten counts of possession of child pornography of a child under 13 years old, each Class 1 felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison; and three counts of failure to register under the Sex Offender Act, Class 3 felonies each punishable by up to seven years in prison.  Jones is detained at the Macoupin County Jail and his next court date is set for October 30th. 

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the charges and said that investigators with the assistance of the Gillespie Police Department and Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department searched Jones’ home on the 700 block of South Street in Gillespie on Tuesday, October 3rd, arresting him due to evidence of child pornography on his electronic device and social media accounts.  

Attorney General Raoul’s office is co-prosecuting this case with Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan Garrison.