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Sex offender faces child porn charges
33-year-old Eric Walker
Updated: Monday, 17 Sep 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 17 Sep 2012, 1:36 PM EDT
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - A registered sex offender from Kalamazoo is being held on multiple counts of child pornography.
A federal indictment filed Sept. 11 in Grand Rapids says 33-year-old Eric Walker faces multiple charges, including distribution, possession and transportation of child pornography, and sexual exploitation of a child.
Authorities allege that in February and March 2009 and in March 2011, Walker used his computer to distribute images of child pornography. Authorities say in April, Walker twice persuaded a 15-year-old girl to send sexually explicit photos of herself to him via text message.
According to federal court documents, Walker has a prior attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction in Bay City from April 7, 1997.
Those documents also show he was convicted in September 1993 as a juvenile of two second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13.
He is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday.
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The Kalamazoo County Jail shows Walker was booked in January 2011 on a larceny charge.
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