Former school resource officer, Camden County deputy faces 14 child porn charges
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A former Camden County Sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer is facing child pornography charges.
Darrin Skinner, 49, of Camdenton, was charged on Monday with two counts of possessing child pornography and 12 counts of promoting child pornography. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. Jail records indicate he was booked at noon Monday. An initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m. Thursday at the Camden County Courthouse.
According to the probable cause statement, officials believe that Skinner had and promoted child porn from Oct. 2, 2020-June 28, 2022. On June 7, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about someone possibly uploading child pornography in Camden County.
Information from the CyberTip allegedly indicated that a social media website MeWe indicated a person using the name “Robert Stone” had uploaded multiple images depicting child pornography. According to the heavily redacted probable cause statement, the email address was owned by Skinner.
The Camden County Sheriff’s Office had requested an investigation from the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Aug. 1, according to the statement and an Aug. 23 statement from the sheriff’s office.
Skinner allegedly admitted to owning the social media account and receiving child pornography, but denied sending any.
More data recovered by law enforcement allegedly showed that Skinner had uploaded more than a dozen child pornography images, according to the probable cause statement.
ABC 17 News reached out to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
The sheriff’s office previously released a statement in August that admonished the alleged actions of Skinner.
“There is no greater trust than that placed by the public into the hands of their law enforcement officers. I want to personally assure the people of Camden County that I take my deputy's behavior and responsibilities seriously,” Sheriff Tony Helms said in the August release. “I hold each of my deputies to the highest degree of credibility and I expect them to hold themselves likewise. No one is above the law, regardless of their employment status in local, state, or federal government. I will not tolerate criminal behavior in Camden County and certainly not within my own office, and I want you, the citizens of Camden County, to know my resolve.”
