DONGOLA — A Dongola man has been indicted by the Union County Grand Jury on 23 counts of child pornography with 20 counts being Class X felonies and three counts being Class 2 felonies.

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced Tuesday that 28-year-old Chad Anthony Miller was also indicted on one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse – a Class 2 felony.

Miller is charged with taking photographs of a child under the age of 13 and sharing child pornography through a mobile phone application. Miller was initially arrested in February 2019 on the aggravated criminal sexual abuse charge following an investigation by the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation by the Union County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing with assistance from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

Miller is being held in the Jackson County Jail in Murphysboro on $500,000 bond.  The matter is set for arraignment on Thursday, April 4 at 9 a.m. at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.