Mercer County Child Porn Case Pushed To June In Federal Court

William Ashby

Aaron Beauchamp

A federal child porn case that stems from a Mercer County investigation has now been pushed back to the summer.  Status conferences are now set for June 28th at U.S. District Court in Rock Island for Aaron Beauchamp of Matherville and William Ashby of East Moline. The two are charged federally with Sexual Exploitation of a Child—punishable by 15 to 30 years in prison upon conviction. Both were originally charged at the state level for incidents involving a 16-year-old juvenile last March. Beauchamp and Ashby remain in U.S. Marshals Service Custody.