A former youth pastor already charged with sexually assaulting a child has been indicted on child pornography charges in Peoria County.
Nicholas Lawrence, 26, of Pekin, was indicted by a grand jury this week. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the latest charge, The (Peoria) Journal Star reported.
Prosecutors said he caused a person younger than 13 to appear in a sexually explicit photo in May.
He was indicted in September on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sex abuse. He faces up to 60 years behind bars for those charges.
Lawrence was a youth pastor with the Pekin Church of God for nearly two years until he was fired in June.
It wasn't immediately clear if he has an attorney.
Illinois Youth Pastor Charged in Child Porn Case
Nicholas Lawrence is already charged with sexually assaulting a child
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