PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Bellevue man was granted pretrial release after he was arrested Thursday on a child pornography charge.

Rose Magnus, 26, was ordered to be released from the Peoria County Jail pending the outcome of their case by a Peoria County Circuit judge for alleged possession of child pornography, Peoria County Court records show.

On Oct. 16, the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on his home near North Bellevue Avenue and West Plank Road. During their search, they allegedly located electronic devices that contained child pornography.

This search was part of a four-month-long investigation.

Magnus allegedly admitted to knowingly receiving and distributing images of child phonography on several online platforms, including Kik, Telegram, Dropbox and Se

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