PEORIA - A federal grand jury in Peoria on Wednesday indicted Dustin E. Mandrell, 25, of Clinton on one count each of producing and possessing images of child pornography.

Co-defendant Ruby Roberts, 19, of Sullivan is charged with one count of possession of child pornography.

Mandrell also is charged with committing a felony involving a minor while designated as a sex offender. The indictment also seeks forfeiture of camera and computer equipment and related items used in the commission of the alleged offenses.

Mandrell and Roberts are

in the custody of DeWitt County authorities on unrelated charges. They both are charged with possession of child pornography on or about Aug. 1.

The indictment alleged that on Aug. 5, Mandrell coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of that conduct. Mandrell has a prior sex offense conviction in Illinois.

Mandrell, charged as a registered sex offender, faces enhanced penalties of up to life in prison for production of child pornography with a mandatory 10 years in prison to be served after any prison term imposed. If he is convicted of possession of child pornography, he faces a mandatory minimum of 10 to 20 years in prison.

Roberts faces statutory penalties of up to 10 years in prison with terms of up to life on supervised released following any term of imprisonment if convicted of possession of child pornography.

The charges were the result of an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service and members of a working group including the Bloomington and Clinton police departments and Illinois State Police.