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JEFFERSON CITY — Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's chief of staff Eric Wayne Feltner has been charged with furnishing pornographic materials to a minor, a class C misdemeanor.I'm sure Feltner will be resigning soon, to spend more time with his family.
On May 21, Cole County prosecutors filed the two charges against Feltner — for attempting and furnishing —for incidents that took place during an online sting operation on May 25, 2007 and July 6, 2007.
"I probably shouldn't comment too much on the investigation," said Anji Gandhi, assistant prosecuting attorney for Cole County.
Feltner, of Columbia, became Kinder's top aide in 2005 after serving as 9th District congressional director for U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof.
Police allege Feltner contacted an undercover police officer on Yahoo! Instant Messenger believing he was talking to a 13-year-old girl, according to a probable cause statement.
Using the screen name "thebestinmo," Feltner engaged in sexually explicit conversations, according to the statement, signed by Jefferson City police Officer Chad Stieferman.
According to his secretary, Feltner was in a meeting this morning in his Capitol office and not immediately available for comment.
A message left with Kinder's spokesman was not immediately returned.
