A Taylorville man appeared in court on Tuesday morning, following six counts of reproducing/distributing child pornography.  61 year old Phillip Windell was arrested on November 7th and appeared in court for the first time on Tuesday.  According to Christian County State's Attorney John McWard, Windell worked as an IT tech for WAND News in Decatur and investigators found over 40 different devices with thousands of images and videos in his home. 

According to witnesses, Windell used a file to file sharing service to receive and send material and testimony was heard for over an hour. The court found probable cause and Windell waived arraignment, pleaded not guilty, and requested trial by jury.  

A motion was held to deny pretrial release.  That motion was granted by Judge Brad Paisley and WIndell is being held in Christian County Jail. Pretrial hearing is continued for December 13th with a final pretrial to be held January 21st.  Jury trial is tentatively set for February 3rd.