Two Licking County men face child sex crime charges, as authorities separately accuse them of having child pornography and trying to get sexual content from minors online.
William W. J. Doran, 21, of Etna, and Allen L. Vanwey, 50, of Newark, each face one charge of pandering obscenity involving a minor in unrelated cases, Licking County Common Pleas Court records show, after Licking County sheriff’s detectives arrested them May 29, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.
Doarn posted a $100,000 bond May 30 and was released from the Licking County jail, where Vanwey remained on a $500,000 bond as of May 31, according to online court records.
In a criminal complaint, detectives allege Vanwey admitted to receiving nude photos and videos of a 9-year-old to whom he spoke on a messaging app and that he traded child sexual abuse materials involving children ages 3-10 with other users for about a year.
Police allege in the complaint that chat logs show Vanwey asking users identifying themselves as 9- to 16-year-old girls if they would send him photos and at one point told other users looking for similar material that he was looking for images of babies. The complaint alleges that cybertips showing accounts tied to Vanway had dozens of files containing child sexual abuse materials.
Detectives also allege chat logs show Doran speaking explicitly to minors online and receiving images from them while sending some of himself. They allege he admitted to engaging in sexual conversations with another user who said they were 14 and that some of his devices would likely have child porn on them.
Doran and Vanwey are each next scheduled to appear in court June 12 for their respective preliminary hearings, online court records show.
In a news release announcing the arrests, the Licking County Sheriff’s Office said investigators are analyzing evidence detectives collected during a search of the defendants’ homes.
“The Licking County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to aggressively investigating all cases involving the online exploitation of children and will continue to work closely with partner agencies to bring offenders to justice,” the news released stated.
Newark Advocate reporter Josué Perez can be reached at [email protected].
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