Child pornography trial extended
The trial of a university employee charged with child pornography was extended at least another two months by a Coles County judge Monday morning.
Eric Knuth, an Information Technology Services employee, appeared in court Monday morning with his attorney, Chris Wetzel.
Wetzel told Judge James Glenn the defense was in talks with an expert witness for the case.
The date of the case’s 10th pre-trial hearing is Dec. 12 at 9 a.m.
According to the case record at the circuit clerk’s office, Knuth is charged with displaying an image of child pornography on a laptop in December 2008.
The record states: “(Knuth) displayed on an Apple MacBook Air an image of two girls (Knuth) knew or reasonably should have known to be under the age of 18…depicting the unclothed genitals and partially developed breasts of the girls.”
Knuth’s case was first brought before a Coles County judge in November 2010.
Doug T. Graham can
be reached at 581-2812
