Warrenton police say they have found 200 images and videos of child pornography stored on the computer and digital accounts of a local resident.Six charges of possession of child pornography have been filed against Rory J. Schneck, 23, in the Warren County Circuit Court. Schneck could potentially face decades in prison if he is convicted.He is being held at the Warren County Jail on a $150,000 bond.Investigators first received information on the case Nov. 2 through a tip line run by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to a police report. Google Inc. reported that videos of child pornography had been uploaded to an account that allegedly belongs to Schneck.Google provided 13 videos to investigators, which all showed children who appeared to be under the age of 12 engaging in sexual behavior, police said.A subpoena to CenturyLink for the owner of the IP address associated with the account returned a Warrenton business where Schneck is employed.On Nov. 13, additional tip line reports were sent by the online document storage service Dropbox Inc. Over 180 images or videos of child pornography had been uploaded to an account that allegedly belongs to Schneck.Another IP address subpoena, this time to Charter, returned an address on Sunrise Drive in Warrenton. A law enforcement database reportedly showed Schneck as a possible resident at the address.Police served a search warrant at the address Dec. 19. A laptop at the residence allegedly contained two videos of child pornography in files under the username of Guest-Rory.A resume found on the computer with Schneck’s name on it lists a phone number associated with the suspect Google account, and an email address associated with both the Google and Dropbox accounts, police said.All together, police said 19 videos and 181 images of child pornography were located.The criminal charges Schneck now faces are Class B felonies punishable by five to 15 years in prison for each charge. Schneck has an arraignment scheduled for Jan. 10 at the Warren County Circuit Court.
Rory J. Schneck