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Jury trial in child pornography case reset for Illinois man

LISBON –With no resolution reached as of Friday, the jury trial for an Illinois man charged for allegedly possessing images of child pornography has been reset to 8:30 a.m. April 27.

Vincent John Bianconi, 36, last known address Chicago Heights, Ill., appeared Friday before Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Washam for a status hearing. He remains free on bond.

He was originally supposed to appear this past Monday, but with the courthouse closed due to the snowstorm, the hearing was moved to Friday.

A final status hearing is now set for 2 p.m. March 20.

Bianconi was represented by his appointed defense attorney Robert Bricker. The state was represented by county Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Weeda.

Washam had recently denied a motion to suppress filed by Bianconi to have evidence thrown out. Charges against him include three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, a fourth-degree felony, and misdemeanors of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools.

Bianconi was accused of allegedly responding to an undercover ad placed by an agent on a known prostitution website and requesting a woman meet him in his semi truck for sex acts in exchange for $30, arriving at the meeting location in East Palestine on July 4, 2024 in his semi truck wearing only a robe. In his possession was $50 and the cell phone used to make the arrangements, which was seized. An agent with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force recovered images of minor children engaged in sexual acts.

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