Branson Man Charged With Using a Child To Produce Pornography

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri volunteer firefighter is charged with using a 9-year-old child to produce pornography. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Nicholas Dickerson of Branson works as a Western Taney County volunteer firefighter. Authorities say Dickerson admitted the alleged misconduct took place earlier this month in living quarters Dickerson occupied at a Branson fire station.