Sharing cellphone leads to arrest on sexually-explicit charges

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Fulton County authorities have arrested 58-year-old Ron Lee Hutchins who faces six felony counts of distributing, possessing or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. Hutchins’ address is not provided on online court documents.According to the probable cause affidavit, the arrest and charges follow Hutchins allegedly allowing an adult family member to use his cellphone to message her employer for a ride to work on Dec. 19.

The family member reportedly opened the screenshots gallery of the phone and viewed photos of a nude child appearing to be between the ages of 6 to 8 posing in a sexual manner.

The family member took the phone to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, with Hutchins following her. Hutchins allegedly admitted to taking the screenshots of the images.

His bond was set at $5,000.

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