Jamestown man charged in child porn investigation

Jamestown (CSi) A 55 year old Jamestown man has been charged with a felony after allegedly uploading an image depicting child pornography onto the website Pinterest.

The Bismarck Tribune reports, Mark Duane McBride was charged in Southeast District Court with felony possession of certain materials prohibited, which could lead to five years in prison if convicted.

Jamestown Police Detective Sgt. Thomas Nagel says the department was given a cyber tip on McBride.

A warrant search of McBride’s home allegedly found 277 images of child pornography and child erotica on his computer.

He admitted to having viewed and saving such images.