Hickory Man Pleads To Indecent Assault Charge

A Hickory man who took his laptop computer to an office supply store for service and was found to have child pornography pleaded no contest to felony child pornography and criminal use of a communications device. Riley Carl, 87 also pleaded no contest to indecent assault of a minor under 13. In addition to the child pornography charge, Riley was arrested for fondling a five year old girl in his residence between 2011 and 2017. Riley was sentenced to 9-23 months in the Washington County Jail for the indecent assault of a minor charge. After that sentence, he will serve two-five year probation sentences for the child pornography and criminal use of communications charges. Those sentences will run concurrently. Carl is being held currently in the Washington County Jail.