A Circleville sex offender was arrested Friday night on seven counts of pandering sexually oriented material, which involves counts of possessing child pornography, while living close to a school.
26-year-old Nicholas W. Goff, who is a registered sex offender, is accused of possessing and trading child pornography images, according to law enforcement. Over 1,000 images was found on his computer, according to a press release.
He was arrested Friday by Circleville Police Department after a tip was provided to them by Franklin County Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce. Police surrounded his house at 423 East Franklin Street, which sits next door to a local school. When he was booked into the jail on Friday, Goff was given a “no bond” by a local judge.
In 2014, Goff, then 20, pleaded guilty to attempted pandering of sexually oriented matter involving a minor. He was ordered to register as a Tier II sex offender. A Tier II sex offenders must register their address every 180 days (6 months) for 25 years. Offenses in this tier include pornography, child endangering, compelling prostitution, and gross sexual imposition victim younger than 13, among others.
