Bill D. Raymond, 53, Andover, will appear in federal court for a jury trial in Wichita in front of Chief Judge J. Thomas Marten.

According to Jim Cross, Public Information Officer for U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, the trial is scheduled for May 3, 2016 at 9 a.m.

Raymond, former city attorney of Manhattan, was charged with three counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography following an investigation by the FBI.

The crimes are alleged to have occurred in November 2014, February 2015 and May 2015 in Butler and Riley counties.

A federal grand jury indicted Raymond on Sept. 30, 2015.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 20 years on each distribution count, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the possession charge.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart is prosecuting Raymond.