LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said on Monday that a Jacksonville man has been arrested and is facing 461 counts of child pornography charges.
According to a release, Griffin’s office received four cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and investigators executed a search warrant at Edwards’s home on March 12 with the assistance of the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office.
Police said that multiple electronic devices were seized from the home and forensic analysis revealed 461 files of child sexual abuse materials.
Griffin said that Edwards turned himself in on Monday and was charged with 461 counts of pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving children.
“I am grateful to my Special Investigations Division for their excellent work on this case and to the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance,” Griffin said. “It grieves me each time we learn of children being exploited this way, and I am resolved to bring justice to these perpetrators.”