NEDERLAND, Texas — A 27-year-old Nederland man was formally indicted Wednesday on multiple counts of possession of child pornography.
A Jefferson County grand jury handed up an indictment charging Zachary Allen Simon with possession of child pornography, according to a probable cause affidavit.
All counts are third-degree felony offenses.
If convicted, Simon could face a 10-year sentence and a $10,000 fine for each offense.
Officials arrested Simon on Oct. 2, 2020 after they used an evidentiary search warrant that morning at a Nederland residence in reference to possession or promotion of child pornography, according to a police report.
The search warrant was the result of a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipline. The report involved an upload of child pornography to an online storage account, according to a 2019 police report.
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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.