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Costas, Nicholas Elton booked on sex-offense child-pornography charge at Shelby County Jail
The Shelby County record contains 20 repeated child-pornography possession entries without statute citations.
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Production note: AI-assisted editorial revision based on the cited official booking record and current official statutes. The booking source did not provide a court disposition.
Costas, Nicholas Elton was booked at Shelby County Jail on August 19, 2026, according to the official jail record.
The record contains 20 repeated entries labeled “Sex Offense-Possession of Child Pornography.” It does not publish an Alabama statute number, identify whether each row represents a separately filed count or provide a factual narrative.
For general legal context, Alabama section 13A-12-192 prohibits knowingly possessing child sexual abuse material and separately addresses possession with intent to disseminate. The roster label states possession and does not identify a subsection, so no unreported citation or dissemination allegation is assigned here. This description is not a finding that any element occurred.
The booking source does not show a court disposition. The 20 entries are reported as roster entries rather than independently verified criminal counts. A booking or charge does not establish guilt.
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