Wheaton man facing child pornography charges

A Wheaton man has an April 3 court date to face child pornography charges.

According to DuPage County court records, John Maurer, 47, of the 700 block of East Liberty, was charged Feb. 27 with two counts of possessing child pornography after he turned himself in to Wheaton police on an arrest warrant.

Deputy Chief Bill Murphy said Maurer is accused of using file-sharing software to collect and share pornographic images of minors.

At the time of Maurer's arrest, he lived on the 500 block of West Wesley Street.