OAKLAND — The drummer for an East Bay metal band known as Locked Up is behind bars, facing charges that he filmed himself molesting two young girls and then kept the files on a Google account until federal agents discovered them, according to court records.

Zane Covington, 53, of Brentwood, was charged with a single count of sexual exploitation of minor, a federal offense that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. The criminal complaint says a federal task force officer with Homeland Security Investigations verified multiple videos showing Covington inappropriately touching two “pre-pubescent girl(s)” and found other child sexual abuse videos online that he appeared to have searched for using “terms associated with child pornography files.”

Both girls were younger t

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