STAUNTON, Virginia — The city’s grand jury has charged an employee of After Hours Video with 10 counts of obscenity in a multi-count indictment, charges that came at the behest of the United States Department of Justice.

Tinsley W. Embrey is accused of selling 10 videos to undercover agents in mid-October. He is charged with six felonies and four misdemeanors, Staunton Circuit Court records show.

Store owner Rick Krial and his company, LSP of Virginia, were indicted Nov. 1 on 16 felony and eight misdemeanor counts of obscenity.

Staunton prosecutor Raymond C. Robertson said the direct indictments against Embrey, believed to be the sole employee of After Hours Video, were suggested by the Justice Department. Asked if the Commonwealth was being heavy-handed in going after a store employee, Robertson responded, “I don’t think it’s heavy-handed at all. He knew what he was selling.”

Robertson said the Justice Department contacted his office about two months ago and volunteered to help in the case. Obscenity attorney Matthew Buzzelli will now serve as co-counsel with Robertson.

“They’re very interested in how we do here,” said Robertson, who will remain as lead counsel.

After Hours Video, an adult business located on Springhill Road, opened Oct. 7. Three weeks later, Krial was indicted. He eventually hired nationally renowned attorney Paul Cambria Jr. The Buffalo, N.Y. -based lawyer has represented publisher Larry Flynt, musicians DMX and Marilyn Manson, and is considered one of the top obscenity lawyers in the country.

Robertson filed a motion to have Cambria barred from the case, arguing, among other things, that Cambria was being paid by third-party interests in the adult video industry. Circuit Judge Humes J. Franklin Jr. denied the motion in November.

No court date in the case has been set. Motions will be heard March 6 in Staunton Circuit Court.