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Local man in custody in child pornography investigation

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM

By Steve Anderson

An investigation by authorities has led to the arrest of a Lawrence County man last weekend in a child porn case.

Lawrenceville Police Saturday May 2nd took into custody 58-year-old Denny Mattingly of Lawrenceville at a Lawrenceville location where he was meeting a teenage decoy as part of the investigation.

He has been preliminarily charged with Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography after admitting to having images of minors on his phone and was booked into the Lawrence County Jail where he was being held pending a detention hearing.

No additional details are being released as the investigation remains ongoing.