Sandy man accused of making, distributing child porn

Published: Monday, Dec. 10 2012 3:21 p.m. MST

Summary

A man accused of producing child pornography and distributing it was arrested over the weekend and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail.

SALT LAKE CITY — A man accused of producing child pornography and distributing it was arrested over the weekend and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail.

John Christopher Ogden, 34, of Sandy, was arrested by federal agents from Homeland Security and officers from the Unified Police Department on Friday and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and misdemeanor marijuana possession.

Ogden was "producing, possessing and distributing child pornography," including images of an 11-year-old girl, according to a jail report.

Investigators said they were alerted to Ogden based on a tip.

— Pat Reavy

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Pat Reavy

Pat is a veteran police and courts reporter for the Deseret News and KSL and has covered some of the biggest stories in Utah for the past two decades. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in journalism.

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