Additional charges leveled against men for child porn

Freedom was brief for one of the men charged with having a stash of child pornography after more charges were leveled against him and his roommate leading to his re-arrest on the felony counts.

Peter Murray Gibson, 40, was taken into custody last week and served with 18 additional counts of exploitation of a minor. He had been free on $55,000 bond on his original 11 counts, but the 18 new counts each added $5,000 to his bond total, forcing an increase he has so far been unable to pay.

His roommate, Daniel James Holmes, 43, has remained in jail unable to make bond since their arrest last year. He is also charged with 29 counts of exploitation of a minor and is also facing charges for allegedly molesting a young boy.

It is inappropriate pictures of underage boys, both nude and involved in sexual acts, which have the men behind bars. The pictures, contained on computers and disks, were found during a search of their home. The search came as lawmen were investigating Holmes on the child molestation allegation.

Lawmen first charged the men for 11 separate inappropriate movie clips found on disks which were recovered from a locked safe in their home with Gibson allegedly telling lawmen he had downloaded the illegal movies for Holmes. The new charges come following a forensic probe of the disks and computer by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reflecting other alleged illegal images they found during their investigation.

As for the more serious charges facing Holmes, lawmen believe the sexual battery charges will be brought again in the near future. The charge claiming child molestation was dropped during a recent hearing due to the fragile mental state of the young victim. It is believed, however, he will now be able to testify against his alleged abuser.