KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who was arrested
yesterday after an hours-long standoff with police officers was indicted by a federal
grand jury for attempted distribution and possession of child pornography.
Eric C. Hacker, 36, was charged in a 10-count indictment
returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday,
Dec. 11, 2018. That indictment was unsealed and made public following his
arrest.
The federal indictment alleges that Hacker attempted to
distribute child pornography over the internet on eight separate occasions
between March 27, 2017, and June 2, 2017. The indictment also charged Hacker
with one count of receiving child pornography over the internet and one count
of possessing child pornography.
Hacker was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, after he
fled from police officers and barricaded himself for several hours inside of a
storage container he had been using as a residence.
The charges contained in this indictment are simply
accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be
presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or
innocence.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Catherine A. Connelly. It was investigated by the FBI and the Kansas City, Mo.,
Police Department.
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