Boonville man accused of having, sharing child porn after authorities find thousands of files on computer

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Boonville man has been charged with two felonies after he was allegedly found with child pornography.

Lance Larkin, 35, was charged with first-degree promoting child pornography and child porn possession. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The probable cause statement says the Missouri State Highway Patrol was conducting an online investigation on Aug. 2 and found an IP address associated with a file of child porn that was shared. The IP address was associated with Larkin’s home address, which was investigated on Friday.

Thousands of files of child porn were found on his computer, the statement says.