A registered sex offender in Republic, Mo., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Christopher Paul Chmela, 52, of Republic, was charged in a three-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo., on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. The indictment was unsealed and made public today upon Chmela’s arrest last night and initial court appearance this morning.
Chmela, a registered sex offender, has prior convictions for the attempted use of a child in a sexual performance.
The federal indictment alleges that Chmela used a minor to produce child pornography from Aug. 8 to Oct. 25, 2017, in Greene County, Mo. The indictment also charges Chmela with using a cell phone to entice the child victim to engage in illegal sexual activity.
Chmela is also charged with receiving and distributing child pornography from May 26 to Nov. 16, 2017.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ami Harshad Miller. It was investigated by the Republic, Mo., Police Department and the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force.
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