Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a former University of Georgia professor was indicted on several child pornography charges.
James “Jamie” Edward Monogan III was indicted last Thursday on five felonies, including a count of producing child porn, according to a court document obtained by AJC.com. The other charges include three counts of receipt and distribution of child porn and one count of possessing child porn.
The case again Monogan, who resigned from UGA last September amid the Homeland Security investigation, is pending in the U.S. District Court of Middle Georgia.
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While Homeland Security declined to comment further about the investigation at the time, the five-count indictment provides some detail on the accusations.
In March 2019, he coerced a minor into engaging in sexual explicit conduct “for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct,” the indictment said.
In addition, he possessed an image of child porn, which showed two victims, the indictment said. One victim was prepubescent, while the other was younger than 12.
Monogan is also accused of sending child porn to the computers of three unknown users on Kik, an instant messaging app that preserves users’ anonymity.
The indictment includes a forfeiture notice, requiring Monogan to hand over evidence such as produced media, property or profits involved with the case.
Following Monogan's resignation as a political science professor, the Red and Black student newspaper obtained his resignation letter. He was initially set to resign at the end of 2019 but resigned early on Sept. 27.
The letter said, “I acknowledge that in the event I am charged with a violation of state or federal law, a thorough review of the circumstances may be carried out and appropriate action taken pursuant to Board of Regents Policy 8.3.9 Discipline and Removal of Faculty Members.”
Following his resignation, UGA removed social media posts and web pages that mentioned him.
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