68 YEAR OLD DUBLIN MAN INDICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

Posted on 10/5/2020

Defendant: Alan David Patton

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man has been downloading images depicting nude children and child pornography on several of his devices for the past year and a half.”  Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted Alan David Patton, age 68, for one count of Illegal Use of a Minor in Nudity-Oriented Material or Performance (F2), five counts of Pandering Sexually-Oriented Matter Involving a Minor (F2), and one count of Pandering Sexually-Oriented Matter Involving a Minor (F4), for a total of seven counts.  “Between February 2019 and September 2020, the indictment alleges that Patton downloaded videos and images depicting young children engaging in sexual activity,” O’Brien stated.  The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) received a tip that Patton was attempting to find child pornography through an online search engine.  A search warrant was executed at Patton’s home and numerous electronic devices were seized.  O’Brien commended the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for their thorough investigation of this case.  Arraignment for Patton is set for this Wednesday, October 7^th, 2020 at 1:30 pm in courtroom 2B at 345 S. High Street in downtown Columbus.