Man arrested on charges related to sexual assault of an animal and child pornography

Mark Richard McKuhn, 41, was arrested on 20 counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse and encouraging the sexual assault of an animal.

Linn County Sheriff’s deputies served a child exploitation search warrant at a residence on North Second Street on March 6, according to a news release from Sheriff Bruce Riley.

The search warrant was the culmination of an extensive investigation into the online distribution of child pornography over the Internet.

Deputies served the…