A Fairfax man already facing serious charges is now accused of 17 additional counts of possession of child pornography and one count of second-degree child molestation.
According to a release from Atchison County Sheriff Andrew Riley, James Ball was initially arrested on June 4 by deputies with assistance from the Cyber Crimes Task Force. At that time, Ball was charged with first-degree sodomy and possession of child pornography.
On June 18, Atchison County deputies amended the probable cause statement submitted to the Atchison County Attorney's Office, resulting in the filing of the new charges.