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Kechi man facing child porn charges

by Jessica Reber

KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

6:27 PM CST, February 1, 2013

(WICHITA, Kan.)

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Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a Kechi man accused of producing child pornography.

Elias Barthelman, 34, is charged with five counts of enticing minor girls to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce pornography.

The crimes allegedly occurred between 2011 and 2012. Investigators said he used the Internet to contact the girls ranging in age from nine to 15 years old.

He faces up to 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.