Aurora man faces more charges in child porn probe

An Aurora man, awaiting trial on child pornography charges, faces new allegations of molesting a young girl left in his care.

Prosecutors charged Larry J. Barker, 58, with aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

He's been in the DuPage County jail since last month for an earlier arrest alleging he had more than 30,000 child porn photos and movies in his possession.

Police began investigating Barker in October when a Wheaton detective scanning the Internet for child predators discovered a graphic movie of children engaged in sex acts that was being distributed among various sites.

Police later traced the child pornography back to Barker, but they did not arrest him right away while forensic experts analyzed the two computers detectives had confiscated from their suspect.

Authorities said Barker was caught in the act of downloading more images on a third computer last month when officers went back to his apartment on the 300 block of North Oakhurst Drive to arrest him on a warrant.

Prosecutors said Barker confessed and said he just felt like being "naughty." The new allegations grew out of the ongoing child porn investigation.