CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A Jefferson County commissioner plans to step down after being charged with trading sexual images with a 16-year-old boy.
The Journal reports that Eric Keith Bell, 37, announced his intent to resign in a statement Tuesday by his attorney, Matthew Harvey.
Bell, a Republican elected in 2014, was charged with child pornography possession, sexual abuse by a person of trust, and distribution and display of obscene material to a minor.
Bell turned himself in to Berkeley County authorities Friday and was arraigned in Berkeley County Magistrate Court.
Bell's criminal complaint says the boy confirmed they traded pictures earlier this month. It says authorities found that the boy's self-produced sex act videos were sent to Bell.
The complaint says Bell admitted sending pictures to the boy.