MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a former church leader from Kentucky pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of distribution of child pornography.
Officials say 63-year-old Jerry L. Cannon is in jail, awaiting expected sentencing in July.
Officials said the Federal Bureau of Investigation began an investigation after police alerted the FBI to a complaint by someone who reported seeing child pornography on a Facebook page.
Authorities said Cannon used a total of 13 phony accounts, in addition to his real profile, and had more than 600 pornographic images linked to his accounts.
The Mobile Press Register reported that Cannon – who is originally from Mobile – was previously a pastor at a nondenominational church in Dry Ridge, Ky.
Defense attorney Greg Hughes said his client’s legal problems are a tough thing he’s confronting.
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