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Elgin man accused of soliciting child pornography

An Elgin man is accused of soliciting child pornography over social media, officials said.

Devin J. Moberg, 33, of the 300 block of Richert Court, faces nine counts of solicitation, one count of grooming and two counts of distributing harmful material to a minor, according to a news release from the Kane County state's attorney's office.

Prosecutors said Moberg persuaded two minors this spring to send videos and pictures of themselves engaging in sex acts over social media; he also sent a video of himself engaged in a sex act.

Moberg was in court Friday, and his bail was at $3 million. He would have to post 10 percent to be released while his trial is pending. He also is barred from having contact with the victims and from their homes.

He is next due in court Wednesday at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles.

If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of six years in prison and would have to register for life as a sex offender.

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