KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was charged by criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City for attempting to produce child pornography while being required to register as a sex offender.

Addison Jones, 28, was charged with attempted production of child pornography and an additional charge for committing the crime while being required to register as a sex offender.

An affidavit filed with the complaint alleges that Jones communicated over the internet with a 10-year-old boy to attempt to obtain depictions of the minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

The charges contained in this complaint are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Teresa A. Moore. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Project Safe Childhood

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."