NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Police in central Nebraska say a Facebook posting led to the arrest of a North Platte man suspected of having child pornography.
The North Platte Telegraph reports (https://bit.ly/1iGMkBo ) that 57-year-old James Burnside was arrested Thursday and charged Friday with two counts of possession of child pornography. If found guilty, he could face up to five years on each count.
North Platte Police investigator John Deal says his department was notified in January by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a local resident had uploaded an image of possible child pornography to a Facebook page.
Deal says police worked with Facebook and determined the image was posted on Burnside’s account.
Burnside remained in jail on $50,000 bail and could not be reached Saturday for comment.
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Information from: The North Platte Telegraph, https://www.nptelegraph.com
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