From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
VESTAVIA HILLS — U.S. Attorney Jay Town announced the arrest of a Vestavia Hills doctor on child pornographer charges.
Dr. Ronald Tai Young Moon Jr. is charged with one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Moon is a physical medicine doctor who practices at a clinic called The Industrial Athlete located in Birmingham.
Investigators believe he produced child porn sometime between 2007 and 2010. Moon is charged with possessing child pornography on or about Jan. 15 of this year.
Town said producing child pornography carries a penalty of 15 to 30 years in prison and a maximum $250,000 fine. The maximum penalty for possessing child pornography is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney John B. Ward and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Lloyd C. Peeples III are prosecuting.
An indictment contains only charges and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.