Lee’s Summit Man Indicted for Producing Child Pornography

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Lee's Summit, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for producing child pornography.

Markel Anthony Price, 34, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo.

Today's indictment alleges that Price used a minor victim to produce child pornography on Nov. 18, 2023. The indictment also charges Price with one count of possessing child pornography that depicts a prepubescent minor victim and a minor victim under the age of 12.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison D. Dunning. It was investigated by the Lee's Summit, Mo., Police Department.

Project Safe Childhood

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc . For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."