A Smethport man was arraigned this morning on 50 counts of child pornography, and two related charges.
26-year-old Chad Caldwell is in McKean County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.
State Police say in March of last year they were contacted by the group Internet Crimes Against Children saying activity related to child pornography was detected from an IP address that eventually led them to a Smethport home.
In October, they got a search warrant. Court papers say while police were interviewing Caldwell he admitted to possessing and disseminating child pornography by way of the Internet and his phone.
While analyzing the phone, police found 673 pornographic images and videos of prepubescent girls and boys.