A former University of Georgia professor who was recently charged with several child pornography charges was granted a $10,000 bond after his first federal court appearance, authorities said.
James “Jamie” Edward Monogan III pleaded not guilty to five felony charges, including a count of producing child porn, after his June 25 arrest, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia. He was released on bond the same day.
Court documents show Monogan’s bond conditions prohibit him from leaving the state, aside from limited travel to South Carolina with a note to his supervising officer. In addition, he’s subject to a curfew, must turn over his passport and can’t have access to a firearm or other weapons.
Monogan was the subject of a lengthy U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigation, which led to his resignation as a political science professor last year, AJC.com previously reported.
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In June, he was indicted on the felony charges in the U.S. District Court of Middle Georgia. His other charges include three counts of receipt and distribution of child porn and one count of possessing child porn.
According to court documents, Monogan coerced a minor into engaging in sexual explicit conduct “for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct” in March 2019. He’s also accused of possessing an image of child porn that showed two victims, who were prepubescent and younger than 12, respectively.
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The indictment added that Monogan sent child porn to the computers of three unknown users on Kik, an instant messaging app that preserves users’ anonymity.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles H. Weigle presided over his bond hearing.
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