Hamilton man faces more child rape, pornography charges

A Hamilton man arrested in May on multiple felony charges for allegedly filming children nude and in a sex act is facing more charges returned today by a Butler County grand jury.

Johnanthony Boyd, 20, of the 1200 block of Vine Street, was arrested by Hamilton detectives on May 24 and booked into the Butler County Jail, where he remains incarcerated.

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Boyd was charged with six counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material and two counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. After Boyd waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Hamilton Municipal Court, the case as sent directly to grand jury.

According to the grand jury report released today, Boyd is now charged with nine counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, nine counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and one count of rape. The alleged crimes occurred in July and September of 2018.

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A police report was filed in March stating a witness received a photograph of a minor in a state of nudity, and an investigation began at that time, according to Hamilton police Sgt. Richard Burkhardt.

The arrest report from officer Mark Nichols states Boyd allegedly took “three videos of two different minor children under the age of 13 years old. The defendant took videos of their breast and (genitalia).”

Police say Boyd recorded a video of an 11-year-old child performing a sex act on him. All the images were in Boyd’s possession on his phone, according to the arrest report.

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