'Large Amount Of Digital Evidence' Found In Home Of Montgomery Man Charged With Child Pornography: Police

MONTGOMERY, IL — A "large amount of digital evidence" ties a Montgomery man to child pornography, for which he's facing several felony charges, the Kendall County Sheriff's Office alleged Friday.

Michael Zomparelli, 43, was charged with seven counts of child pornography. Three of the charges are Class X felonies — the most severe tier — for reproduction of child pornography, while the other four are Class 2 felonies for possession of child pornography.

Detectives from the sheriff's office executed a search warrant Wednesday at Zomparelli's residence in the 0-99 block of Hampton Road. Evidence recovered was analyzed by the Illinois Attorney General's Office's High Tech Crimes Bureau.

Zomparelli was taken into custody Wednesday and remains at the Kendall County jail while he awaits a pre-trial conditions hearing Friday afternoon.

The Kendall County Special Response Team and Oswego Police Department also assisted the sheriff's office with the investigation.