Round Lake Man Arrested for Taking Nude Photos of Girl, Possessing Child Porn: Police

Police arrested a 63-year-old Round Lake man last week for possessing child pornography.

A $1 million bond has been set for James R. Weeden, of the 200 block of Switchgrass Drive in Round Lake, who is charged with five counts of manufacturing child pornography -- a Class X felony -- and five counts of possession of child pornography -- a Class 2 felony.

Weeden is also accused of taking nude photographs of a child under the age of 13 years old while the child was visiting his home, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Police said they turned up thousands of images and videos identified as child pornography on multiple electronic devices following a search of his home on Dec. 18.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information relevant to the investigation to contact Detective Christopher Covelli of the Sheriff’s Office Cybercrimes Unit at 847-377-4145.

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