Thursday, March 22, 2007
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
A Granite Falls man is in federal custody 11 months after Caldwell County investigators arrested him on child pornography charges, authorities said.
Michael Louis Shaw, 45, was charged in April 2006 with three felony counts of child exploitation and is now facing a federal charge.
On April 25, 2006, Shaw's 19-year-old son, Adam Tracy Shaw contacted the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office and told investigators that his father showed him pornographic photos of girls no older than 15, according to the criminal complaint filed in the Western North Carolina District of U.S. District Court.
Authorities found more than 140 images and more than 100 videos of child pornography and erotica, according to the complaint. The girls pictured were as young as 9 months.
Shaw was convicted on 1984 and 1994 charges of taking indecent liberties with a minor.
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