Collins, Missouri man arrested on child sex trafficking, child pornography charges

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Drug and Crime Control Division has arrested a man from Collins, Missouri for allegedly possessing child pornography after an investigation from MSHP's Special Victims Unit.

The St. Clair County Prosecuting Attorney charged 29-year-old Matthew J. Maggard with one count of first-degree sexual trafficking of a child, three counts of possessing child pornography and one count of second-degree promotion of child pornography.

MSHP says their investigators found an internet account connected to Maggard during an online child pornography investigation in October.

Investigators searched Mallard's residence in Collins on Wednesday, Dec. 5, and found an electronic device that had files containing child pornography.

Mallard was arrested and transferred to St. Clair County Jail, where he was held on a $100,000 cash or surety bond.