BELLEVILLE (IL)
Belleville News-Democrat
July 12, 2018
By Kaley Johnson
A trial date has been set for a Mascoutah priest arrested on charges of child pornography distribution and meth possession in January.
Rev. Gerald R. Hechenberger, associate pastor of Holy Childhood Church and school in Mascoutah, was charged with 16 counts of child pornography and one count of possession of meth in January.
His trial date was set for Oct. 8 at 8:45 a.m. at the St. Clair County Courthouse under Judge Zina Cruse.
On Jan. 8, Hechenberger was arrested at Holy Childhood Church by Belleville Police. Belleville Police Master Sgt. Todd Keilbach said detectives initiated the investigation based on a cyber tip from the organization Internet Crimes Against Children.
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