A man accused of viewing sexually explicit images of children while he was a patient at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been indicted on one count of possession of child pornography.

This is the second time Charles E. Suttles has been accused of possessing child pornography. He was convicted of the same charge in 2003.

The indictment against Suttles, 55, was filed Jan. 22. Carter M. Stewart, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, announced the indictment Tuesday.

Suttles was a patient in July 2010 when the incident is alleged to have occurred. He had the pornographic material on a removable computer storage device and viewed it in a computer room available to patients at the center, Stewart said.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz ordered Suttles held without bond at a detention hearing Monday. U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Black will schedule the trial.

Possession of child pornography is punishable by at least 10 years in prison and up to 20 years when the defendant has been convicted of that crime previously, plus a period of supervised release and requirements to register as a sex offender anywhere he lives, works or raises a family.

Stewart commended the investigation by the VA Inspector General’s Criminal Investigation Division, Dayton VA Medical Center Police who assisted with the investigation and Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman, who is representing the United States in the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims.

For more about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/ online.