PITTSBURG, Kan. — A Pittsburg man is charged with sexual exploitation of a child.
Gilbert Smith Jr., 47, made his first appearance in Crawford County Court, Thursday. Prosecutors filed one count of sexual exploitation of a child after a month-long investigation.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force out of Wichita contacted Pittsburg Police after they were notified someone uploaded child pornography to the internet from a Pittsburg address.
Police said they found sexually explicit images of a female child under the age of 14 in Smith’s possession.