A man who was arrested in Brown County in October for committing a string of burglaries now faces additional charges after police searched his cellphone and reported finding child pornography.
Christopher Acton, 31, of Columbus, was charged on Nov. 15 with 12 counts of possession of child pornography — 11 Level 5 felonies and one Level 6.
Acton had been arrested Oct. 17 after he was found running from the scene of one of the burglaries on Crainsboro Lane. Police recovered a cellphone that belonged to him.
Det. Paul Henderson applied for a warrant to search the phone further. He reported finding videos on the phone of young girls exposing themselves sexually. They appeared to be ages 7 to 14. The case was then turned over to Det. Brian Shrader, who investigates crimes involving children.
Twelve videos were found on the phone. The first had been downloaded in October 2018 and the last three on Oct. 13 this year.
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