14-year-old faces child porn charge

A 14-year-old St. Charles boy faces felony charges after police say he forced a girl of the same age to take pornographic photos of herself and distribute them over the Internet.

The boy, who is not being named because of his age, is scheduled to appear in juvenile court Nov. 9 on a charge of possession and distribution of child pornography, police said Monday.

He was arrested without incident at his home late Friday after a monthlong investigation that included a forensic analysis of his computer hard drive.

The investigation found the boy had threatened a 14-year-old girl, telling her to take "several illicit photographs of herself," then instructed her to e-mail them to an account he had created, police said in a news release.

He also sent one of the photographs to another juvenile through instant messaging, authorities said.

The St. Charles police spokesman said the victim and suspect each live on the city's east side. Police were not releasing additional information Monday.

The boy has been remanded to the Kane County Youth Detention Facility pending his next court date.