A Columbus man was federally charged Wednesday with one count of receipt of child pornography after allegedly videotaping a 9-year-old boy while he was using the bathroom at a Grove City Walmart.
Okey Belcher could face at least five years and up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Belcher, 28, was initially arrested Monday afternoon and was charged with pandering obscenity involving a minor.
The boy's father told police that he took his son to the restroom at Walmart, located at 1693 Stringtown Rd., and put him in a stall.
About five minutes later, the father said his son came out of the restroom and told him that the person in the next stall was holding his phone under the stall and videotaping him.
According to a police report, the boy said he saw the phone and went out to tell his father, who then called the police.
Belcher denied videotaping him and said he dropped his phone and picked it back up, the report stated.
Officers confiscated his cell phone and iPod, police said.
According to Walmart officials, Belcher, who is the manager of Loss Prevention at the store and is a 9-year employee, was suspended without pay and would be fired if the accusations are substantiated.
Belcher's bond was set at $100,000, 10TV News reported.
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