Campbell Co. man charged with sex crimes against children

4:10 PM, Jul 13, 2012   |    comments
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After an eight month investigation, a LaFollette man is now facing dozens of charges relating to sex crimes against children.

Lonnie Ellison, 52, was indicted on 82 counts, including charges of rape of a child, sexual battery and sexual exploitation of a minor.

Authorities arrested him Friday morning at his home without incident.

LaFollette Police say they started investigating the case last November after they recovered a large quantity of child pornography from a storage unit.

Authorities served a search warrant at Ellison's home on North Cumberland Avenue in April, which turned up more evidence.

Ellison is being held on a $150-thousand dollar bond.