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ELKINS -- An Elkins man was apprehended after allegedly forcing a juvenile to watch pornography before inappropriately touching her.
Michael Lynn Biller, 51, of Elkins, is charged with one felony count of distribution and display to a minor of obscene matter. He is incarcerated at Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond, set by Randolph County Magistrate Rob Elbon.
On June 23, Patrolman A.M. Wyshyvanuk, of the Elkins Police Department, received a walk-in complaint from the father of the alleged victim, stating his daughters had been at a friend's house, located on Wilson Street in Elkins, according to the criminal complaint.
He said his 10-year-old daughter had been exposed to pornographic material by Biller while at the home, police said.
On June 29, the alleged victim underwent a forensic interview at the Randolph-Tucker Child Advocacy Center. She said while at Biller's home, he showed her pornography on his iPhone before taking his pants off. She added he also inappropriately touched her under her clothes, the complaint states.
On July 5, Wyshyvanuk and Cpl. A.S. Loudin, of the West Virginia State Police, conducted an interview of Biller. During the interview, Biller said, "I'm sorry I touched her," "I feel bad about it," "It wasn't intentionally really," and "Listen, this one here I did. I admit it," according to the complaint.
He also said the alleged victim was sitting beside him while he watched pornography and "the porn didn't have no effect, at all." He further admitted to showing her a picture of the porn, court documents state.
When asked by officers "Is there going to be any child porn?" Biller responded "shouldn't be" and "some pop ups came up," the complaint states. He added the pop-up ads promoted "pre-teens" and when he clicked on them the girls depicted appeared to be "probably 5 or 6 (sic)…girls," so he clicked off of them.
If convicted, Biller could be sentenced to not more than five years in the state penitentiary, fined not more than $25,000, or both.