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UPDATE: Boone County prosecutors describe convicted sex offender from Columbia as flight risk

Summary by 93.9 The Eagle
A convicted sex offender from Columbia is jailed without bond in Boone County Thursday morning, charged with possession of child pornography for more than 100 AI generated images on his phone. The Columbia Police Department’s graphic probable cause statement quotes 63-year-old Charles Edward Hooton as admitting to police that he created the nude pictures of males under 18 through an AI app. The court documents also outline Hooton’s website histo…
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93.9 The Eagle broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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