SPRINGFIELD – A church leader from Springfield was arrested on a child pornography charge and then appeared in U.S. District ...

Michael Mohr, 54, leads the Central Illinois region of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. Authorities allege he filmed three juveniles using hidden cameras.

Michael Mohr, 54, leads the Central Illinois region of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. Authorities allege he filmed three juveniles using hidden cameras.

Michael William Mohr, 54, is the president of the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He will be held in jail until trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing.

A church official from Illinois was arrested on a child pornography charge Wednesday and appeared in U.S. District Court in ...