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Kiddie Porn Sweep Nets Logan County Man

Federal authorities say an Logan County man was arrested as part of a national child pornography sweep that rescued 123 victims of sexual exploitation.U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement say 31-year-old Mickell Close of Quincy was arrested in November.  Agents say they identified and rescued three children who Close secretly recorded in a bathroom to produce video and still images that he traded on the Internet.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.