November Jury Trial Vacated For Two Men Charged In Mercer County Child Porn Investigation

William Ashby

Aaron Beauchamp

A November 6th jury trial has been vacated for two men charged federally in a Mercer County child porn investigation. William Ashby of East Moline and Aaron Beauchamp of Matherville will return to U.S. District Court in Rock Island on November 2nd for a pre-trial conference. Both are charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child—punishable by 15 to 30 years in prison upon conviction. The two were originally charged at the state level in March of 2016 for incidents involving a 16-year-old juvenile. Beauchamp and Ashby remain in U.S. Marshals Service custody.