Rochester Man Faces Child Pornography Charge

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) – A 58-year-old Rochester man has been charged with possession of child pornography. The criminal complaint against Kevin James Hammell was filed Friday in Olmsted County Court. It indicates the charge against him is based on an investigation that was launched in early March after the Rochester Police Department received a cyber tip concerning 20 images of suspected child sexual abuse material. The tip came from Adobe, which identified Hammell as the subscriber of the account connected to the child pornography. That led to a search warrant being executed at Hammell’s Southwest Rochester home last Thursday.…