Wesson Man Arrested For Child Pornography

JACKSON, Miss.- Joseph Freeman, 54, of Wesson, has been arrested and charged with three counts of child exploitation, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today.

Freeman was arrested late Thursday by investigators of the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force with assistance of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.

A joint investigation uncovered that Freeman was in possession of three pieces of electronic media which contained child sexual exploitation videos.

Freeman was booked into the Lincoln County Jail to await his initial appearance.

No bond has been set at this time.

If convicted, he faces up to 40 years behind bars per count.

As with all cases, a charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

This case will be prosecuted by Special Assistant Attorney General Brandon Ogburn of the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit.