ALABAMA
AL.com
By Crystal Bonvillian | cbonvillian@al.com
Madison County investigators have arrested an official from a Madison church who stands accused of possession and dissemination of child pornography.
John Lindbergh Ellar Martin, 57, is charged with possession of child pornography. He is being held in the Madison County Jail in lieu of $30,000.
Madison County Sheriff’s Office Captain Michael Salomonsky announced the arrest Tuesday afternoon at a news conference, where he detailed the weeks-long investigation into Martin’s alleged crimes.
Salomonsky said a search warrant was executed around 6:45 a.m. at Martin’s home on Barcody Road SE in Huntsville, where investigators took as evidence several electronic devices, including cell phones.
A search warrant was also executed at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Madison, where Martin worked as assistant director of the parish’s religious education program. A desktop computer, as well as a laptop, was seized from his office there.
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