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David Leyton, Prosecutor

 

Flint arsonist now faces child porn charges

 

by Bryn Mickle | The Flint Journal

Tuesday June 30, 2009, 5:59 PM

An arsonist who is in prison for torching the house next door now faces the possibility of another 20 years in prison for child pornography.

Ralph E. Kibby, 35, is charged with computer child porn crimes after police found images on his computer depicting children as young as 2-years-old engaged in pornographic acts.
 

Genesee County Prosecutor David S. Leyton said Kibby also had child pornography on CDs and videocassettes.

The images are "horrible and disgusting," said Leyton.

Police don't believe any of the images are of local children.

Flint police found the items after the seized his computer following a May 21, 2006 fire on Davison Road -- right next door to the home of Kibby's mother, said Leyton.

Kibby has a felony record of arson that dates back to 1997 and is currently serving 4 to 20 years in a Lenawee County prison for the Davison Road fire.