Golden Valley man indicted on child porn charges

A Golden Valley man has been arrested and federally indicted on charges of receiving and distributing child pornography.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 59-year-old John Scott Enderlein knowingly downloaded and distributed multiple video files showing graphic child sex abuse in January 2021.

Enderlein was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in Hennepin County in 1995 and was required to register as a sex offender.

Authorities say he was arrested Thursday morning by the FBI and made his first court appearance later in the day.

In total, Enderlein faces five counts of receiving child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography.