Jefferson City man charged with having child porn

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged on Friday with possessing child pornography in Cole County.

Nathan Kent, 31, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set.

The probable cause statement says law enforcement received report in May 2024 of someone storing child pornography to an online platform. The report included an email address and IP address that were located in Jefferson City, court documents say.  

Law enforcement received more data on Dec. 30 from a search warrant, which allegedly showed and child porn files were sent from the user to another person in April, the statement says. One of the accounts had a photo of Kent, the statement says.

A search warrant was executed at Kent’s residence on Thursday. Kent was found after trying to grab a gun while resisting arrest, court documents say.

Kent allegedly referred to himself as a “monster,” after he was detained, the statement says. Court documents say that police saw messaging that showed Kent sending child porn to other users and discussing about wanting to sexually assault a toddler, the statement says.