Spotsylvania Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

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A Spotsylvania man is facing child pornography charges after police detectives found cell phones and computers in his possession that contained pornographic images, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Roger L. Harris announced on Monday the arrest of Chad Leroy Miller (in photo), 47, for numerous felony counts of child pornography and indecent liberties with a child while in a custodial role.

Miller, who was a Girl Scout leader and family friend of the 14-year-old female victim, also is being reported as a person of interest in a similar investigation in Fairfax, according to the announcement from the sheriff’s office.

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Spotsylvania police detectives began investigating Miller when it was reported to police that he had allegedly sent the victim a link to a pornographic website. The detectives and investigators from Child Protective Services determined that Miller had also made inappropriate contact with the child, the sheriff’s office said.

Based on evidence uncovered during the investigation, a search warrant was executed on Miller’s residence, and several items of evidence were collected that corroborated earlier investigative findings, the sheriff’s office said.

The Spotylvania police and other investigators also recovered cell phones and computers that yielded several hundred pornographic images involving children, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Spotsylvania sheriff’s detectives are requesting that anyone with information on this case, or on any other potential victims, contact the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office at (540) 582-7116 or Detective Twyla DeMoranville at (540) 507-7673.

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• 800-928-5822 or 540-582-5822
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