YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) -- A Salem man is facing a two-count indictment in federal court charging him with viewing and possessing child sex abuse material.

The indictment, unsealed Thursday in the U.S. Northern District Court of Ohio, charges Scotty L. Skiba, 38, with receipt and distribution of visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexual activity and possession of child pornography.

An arraignment date for Skiba was not listed in court records. He has been in federal detention since a Sept. 23 search warrant was served at his Penn Avenue home after an investigation began in February.

Skiba was ordered held after the indictment was unsealed by U.S. Judge Amanda Knapp.

The indictment in the case charges Skiba with viewing child sex abuse material from June 29, 2024, to June 30 of

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