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http://www.wbaltv.com/cnn-news/20265570/detail.html INTERNET LINGO FOR PARENTShttp://www.wbaltv.com/slideshow/entertainment/13415032/detail.htmlA man and woman living near Middle River are accused of filming child pornography in a case one police spokesman called "gross" and "indecent."Baltimore County police said 34-year-old John Nicklas and 26-year-old Shannon Honea made videos in which children ranging in age from 2 to 13 were abused. The videos were found in their home.
Nicklas and Honea were arrested July 30. They are charged with filming child pornography, promoting and distributing child pornography and permitting sex with a child, among other offenses.
Court documents said the alleged abuse took place both in Nicklas' home on Conmar Road in Middle River and at a location in Atlanta.
"This is gross. It's indecent, there's no term, other than a foul term, to really describe this," said police Cpl. Mike Hill.
Honea is also charged with soliciting children for child pornography."On this child pornography, our two suspects are actually performing child pornography acts and are obviously distributing this child pornography to other people," Hill said."I never realized anything like that was going on. And it's quite concerning, because I have children here."
- Resident Maxine Jordan
Police said they've yet to identify several victims, and detectives want to talk to anyone who knows of children that had contact with the pair.
"We have a lot of concerns that many other children may have been abused, filmed, taken part in child pornography by these two who solicited and exploited all these children," Hill said.
Neighbors in the area expressed their concern.
"They were quite a few children who were noticed down in that area all the time," said resident Maxine Jordan. I just assumed they were just children who lived down in that block, that they were just down that way playing. I never realized anything like that was going on. And it's quite concerning, because I have children here."
According to court charging documents, on one video a victim approximately 11 to 13 years old appeared to be unconscious during an assault.
Barbara Roth, of Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland, said she was shocked by the allegations.
"I don't think you ever get used to hearing stories like this," she told 11 News reporter Lowell Melser.
"I believe there's a lot more education out there these days, and kids are telling quicker than they used to, and they're being believed," she said.
Investigators would not elaborate as to how they were able to track down Nicklas and Honea.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 410-853-3850.
Bail was denied for Nicklas, and bail for Honea was set at $5 million.