Child porn case bound over to 9th District Court
SUBLETTE COUNTY – A Colorado man charged with two felony counts of sexual exploitation of children, possession of child pornography, waived his Feb. 13 preliminary hearing in Sublette County Circuit Court.
Evidence is presented at a preliminary hearing to support felony allegations.
The waiver means the charges against Owen A. Dinicola, of Boulder, Colo., are bound over to 9th District Court for an arraignment and further proceedings before Judge Kate McKay.
On March 24, Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Benjamin Kiel cited Dinicola for minor in possession of alcohol, records show. Two citations were dismissed when Dinicola pleaded guilty on June 22, paying a $30 fine and $70 in court costs, records show.
In the meantime, WHP turned Dinicola’s Apple iPhone over to Sublette County drug detective Karson Turner “for evidence of a crime, namely possession and or delivery of a controlled substance.”
WHP seized Dinicola’s phone “during an illegal controlled substance investigation,” according to Detective Travis Lanning’s affidavit.
On April 5, Turner reported to Lanning he saw child pornography on the phone, it says.
Videos appeared to show young females with adult men, it says, and a report indicates “child victims in the pornography videos were known and identified victims,” he wrote, both younger than 10 years old.
Each felony has a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and $10,000 fine.