By Douglas Walker
The Star Press
September 18, 2008
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GASTON -- A rural Delaware County man who once worked as a youth pastor has been apprehended by federal authorities on charges related to child pornography.
Charles S. "Chuck" Miller, 48, 10880 W. Bethel Ave., Gaston, is charged in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis with two counts of "receiving visual depictions of minors engaging in sexual explicit conduct by means of a computer," and one count of possession of a computer containing such images.
The first two charges carry possible sentences of 20 years in federal prison and $250,000 fines.
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| Charles S. Chuck Miller, 48, 10880 W. Bethel Ave., Gaston |
According to a probable cause affidavit, federal agents raided Miller's Harrison Township home on Sept. 11, when he was taken into custody. He has since been held without bond in the Marion County jail in Indianapolis.
In the document, U.S. Postal Inspector Thomas E. Henderson wrote that Miller "admitted to being a member of an Internet-based bulletin board dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of child pornography."
Miller "also admitted being sexually attracted to photos of nude minor girls," Henderson wrote, and "stated that he knew that the images... were of real children."
The document contained descriptions of what federal authorities called "lascivious" photos downloaded by Miller in March and April 2007, of nude girls, some of whom appear to be between the ages of 12 and 15, with others under the age of 12.
Also cited were Miller's comments on the bulletin board, using his screen name of "Pygman."
"Wish I could see a lot more of that redhead," he allegedly wrote to those who made the photos available. "Wow!. ... So delicious! Thanks so much again!"
The postal inspector wrote that Miller also acknowledged being convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor "while serving in a position of trust as a youth minister."
Wayne County court records indicate that Miller, then listed as residing in Muncie, pleaded guilty to that charge in October 2001.
He received a one-year jail term with all but 20 days suspended, was fined $250 and ordered to pay a $100 "child abuse prevention fee." His conviction was also reduced to misdemeanor status.
On April 28, Miller was charged locally with battery resulting in bodily injury, a misdemeanor. That case is still pending in Muncie City Court.
Police say Miller on March 3 attacked and beat a teenager in his home because the boy had purportedly failed to follow instructions in recharging a car battery.
According to court records, the attack left the teen with scratches, cuts and two black eyes. The alleged victim described Miller as short-tempered and "someone who does not like to be wrong."
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