From The Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY — Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrest of a Birmingham man on multiple charges of possession of child pornography.
Val Page Jr., 67, was arrested on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, by a Special Agent of the Attorney General’s Office. A bond of $250,000 was set with a requirement that he would have to wear an ankle monitor if released on bond.
Attorney General Marshall’s Criminal Trials Division presented evidence to a Jefferson County grand jury, resulting in Page’s indictment* on February 23. Specifically, the indictment charges him with 25 counts of possession of obscene matter depicting a person under the age of 17.
No further information about the investigation or about Page’s alleged crimes was made available.
If convicted, Page faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $15,000 for each of the 25 counts, which are class C felonies.
Page is considered innocent until proven guilty.