GERING, Neb. (AP) – A Gering man accused of having thousands of images of child pornography on his home computer now faces federal charges in the case.
Twenty-nine-year-old Thomas Schildt is charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. He was arrested on a federal warrant on Tuesday, and is scheduled to be in federal court in Lincoln on Friday.
Gering was arrested on state charges in November in what Attorney General Jon Bruning called the largest child pornography case his office has investigated. The state charges were dismissed last month in anticipation of the federal charges.
Bruning says a search of seven hard drives turned up more than 200,000 images and videos. Burning says at least 15,000 have been identified by law enforcement as known images of child pornography.