Jefferson City man faces child porn charges

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged after authorities claimed he possessed and sent child pornography.

Nathaniel Devalle, 19, was charged in Cole County with first-degree promoting child pornography and two counts of child porn possession. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.

The probable cause statement says the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force received Cyber Tips about child porn being uploaded to multiple platforms from accounts belonging to Devalle.

Jefferson City police began investigating and found a number of images of child porn associated with the accounts and saw Devalle’s account shared child porn with another account, the statement says. A search warrant was conducted at Devalle’s residence on Wednesday and more files were found on his electronic devices, the statement says.

The statement also claims Devalle was accused of having child porn in 2022.