The former music director of a Springfield church has been indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
Craig A. Wieneke, 31, of Springfield, was charged in an indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Springfield on June 13, 2017. That indictment was unsealed and made public today upon Wieneke’s arrest and initial court appearance. Wieneke remains in federal custody pending a detention hearing.
The federal indictment alleges that Wieneke received and distributed child pornography over the Internet between Nov. 10, 2016, and April 4, 2017. Wieneke was the music director at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Springfield at the time of the alleged offense.
Larson cautioned that the charge contained in this indictment is simply an accusation, and not evidence of guilt.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by the FBI, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department and the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department.
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