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Bond Set at $300,000 for Wheaton Man Accused of Possession of Child Pornography

Bond Set at $300,000 for Wheaton Man Accused of Possession of Child Pornography

  DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Wheaton Chief of Police Mark Field announced today that bond has been set for a Wheaton man charged with possession of child pornography. Timothy King, 44 (d.o.b. 3/31/1971), a staff member at Roycemore School in Evanston, of 1001 Arbor Court, Wheaton, appeared in Bond Court this morning where Judge Richard Russo set his bond at $300,000 with 10% to apply. In all, King faces seven counts of Felony Possession of Child Pornography.

            Through the course of their ongoing investigations into Internet child pornography, officers with the Wheaton Police Department were able to identify a computer suspected of possessing child pornography. It is alleged that this computer belongs to King. On October 8, 2015, officers with the Wheaton Police Department executed a search warrant at King’s home. The search warrant yielded King’s computer and an external hard drive which allegedly contained approximately 6,000 images and videos depicting child pornography. King was charged and taken into custody yesterday afternoon without incident.   

“It is alleged that Mr. King possessed a mind-numbing six thousand images and videos of child pornography,” Berlin said. “Each of these alleged six thousand images represents yet another young, innocent victim of child pornography. This type of alleged deviant behavior will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. With today’s charges we send the message that we will continue to aggressively go after those who exploit the most vulnerable members of our society, our children, just to satisfy their own sickening, sexual desires. I would like to thank Assistant State’s Attorney Kristin Johnston for her work on this case. I would also like to thank the Wheaton Police Department for their outstanding work on this investigation and for their continued efforts in protecting our children from child pornographers.”

King’s next court appearance is scheduled for November 2, 2015, in front of Judge John Kinsella. Additional conditions for King, should he be able to post bond, include no contact with children under 18 years of age and no computer or Internet access.

            Members of the public are reminded that this complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendant’s guilt.  A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.