St. Francois County is accused of child sex crimes

A 23-year-old man Nathan Dowdy from St. Francois County is accused of child sex crimes. Dowdy is charged with two counts of felony possession of child pornography and one count of felony promoting child pornography. He is being held on a $100,000 bond at the St. Francois County Jail. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Dowdy uploaded numerous videos identified as child pornography.