NORTH CAROLINA: Founder Of “Biblical Flat Earth Society” Charged With 56 Felony Counts Of Child Porn

The Raleigh News & Observer reports:

A Durham man has been charged with 56 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after a joint investigation by the Durham County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Phillip Stephen Stallings, 40, was arrested Wednesday on 28 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 28 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The charges stem from downloaded media of minors involved in sexual activities found on his computer, according to Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman AnnMarie Breen. On his website, Stallings is described as “a reformed Christian Apologist, Theonomist, Kinist and a former seminary student.” (Capital letters are all his.) The content on the site includes Stallings discussing his belief that the Earth is flat and indicates he started the Biblical Flat Earth Society.

Stallings had an outstanding warrant for cyberstalking and is being held on $500,000 bail. His apparent YouTube channel features clips about “sodomites” and Satanists. Because of course.