FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2022
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Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Indictment of Mobile County Man on Child Pornography Possession Charges
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of a Mobile man on multiple charges of possession of child pornography. Scott Krug, 59, of Mobile, was served notice of the indictment on March 16, 2022, and was transported to the Mobile County Jail. Krug has not made bond as today’s date.
Attorney General Marshall’s Criminal Trials Division presented evidence to a Mobile County grand jury, resulting in Krug’s indictment*, on February 17, 2022. Specifically, the indictment charges him with 25 counts of possession of obscene matter depicting a person under the age of 17. Bond was set at $250,000. This indictment was the result of cooperation between the Attorney General’s Office Investigations Division Cyber Crimes Unit, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, and Mobile Police Department.
No further information about the investigation other than that stated in the indictment may be released at this time.
If convicted, Krug faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $15,000 for each of the 25 counts of possession of obscene matter, which are class C felonies.
*An indictment is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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