Staunton man jailed on five counts of child pornography possession

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STAUNTON — A suspect is in custody on five charges of possessing child pornography after he was arrested in Staunton last week.

Staunton police reported that Shayne M. Coyner, 45, of Staunton, was arrested Wednesday at his home on Fisher Circle.

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According to a search warrant, authorities began investigating Coyner after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about a report of child sexual exploitation. During the investigation, Coyner’s cellphone was seized.

“I executed a search warrant for his cell phone and located numerous files containing child pornography,” a Staunton police officer wrote in the search warrant.

Five files containing child pornography were allegedly found on Coyner’s cell phone. Police said the photos allegedly showed prepubescent children exposing their genitals, and said numerous links and communications allegedly showed Coyner attempting to obtain more child pornography.

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The affidavit for the search warrant was filed Tuesday. Police arrested Coyner the next day.

He is being held without bail at the Middle River Regional Jail in Verona.

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Brad Zinn is the police, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader. Have a news tip? Something that should be investigated? You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at [email protected]. You can also follow him on X (formerly Twitter).

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