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Anthony Edens Jr. (left) and Johnny Cheng | Chicago police

NORTH AURORA, Ill. – Two North Aurora men have been charged with possession of child pornography, Kane County officials announced Tuesday.

Anthony Edens Jr., 34, and Johnny Cheng, 32, allegedly had multiple child pornography videos in their possession on May 8, according to the Kane County District Attorney’s Office.

On Sept. 24, Edens also illegally possessed two guns and ammunition without a valid firearm owner’s identification card, officials said.

Edens was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography, two counts of possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card and illegal possession of ammunition without a FOID card.

Cheng was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography.

Edens and Cheng appeared in court on October 18 as their criminal cases are pending. They were ordered to have no unsupervised contact with minors or access the internet for non-work purposes.

Their next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 4.