Man sought Internet advice on how to molest, FBI says.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July, 2002 | by Griffin, Jake

Byline: Jake Griffin Daily Herald Staff Writer Federal investigators say a 21-year-old Bensenville man accused of distributing child pornography from his home computer was also looking for assistance on how to molest a child. Philip M. Sebolt, 242 E. George St., Apt. E, admitted to sending the images and placing an Internet ad looking for "tips/tactics/advice on how to molest kids," Scott McDonough, a special agent with the FBI, said in an affidavit.

Sebolt was in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. He was ordered held without bond at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago after a judge determined there was enough evidence to move the case to a grand jury. Authorities discovered Sebolt in March, according to McDonough's affidavit. An FBI...

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