Federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway's office released the following item.
Name: William J. Mueller
Age: 35
Residence: Cape Girardeau
Sentence: 120 months
Charge: one felony count of possession of child porn¿ography.
Details: On April 11, Mueller alerted law enforcement to his relationship with two minor females, saying his cell phone contained a video file of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He turned the cell phone over to law enforcement, and forensic analysis revealed images of child pornography.
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.