MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division of Drug and Crime Control - P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Shawn Griggs
573-526-6236
02202017
February 20, 2017
EMPHASIS:
Park Hills Man Arrested For Promoting Child Pornography
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Clinton G. Hester, 33, of Park Hills, Missouri, for possession of child pornography, on February 17, 2017. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit. Hester is being held in the St. François County Jail. The Patrol was assisted by the Park Hills Police Department.
On Friday, investigators executed a search warrant at Hester’s residence located in the 700 block of West Buckley Street, in Park Hills. As a result of the contact, investigators located child pornography and computer equipment used to commit the crimes. Hester was arrested and transported to the St. Francis County Jail. The St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office formally charged Hester with five counts of possession of child pornography, and bond was set at $125,000.
The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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