DARLINGTON - A former Belmont man was charged Friday with eight counts of possession of child pornography.
Brian J. Holzer, 31, Platteville, faces eight Class D felony counts of possession of child pornography after a January tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children flagged suspicious downloads to an IP address in Belmont throughout 2016.
The IP address was linked to Holzer, who had moved to Platteville some time before the investigation, according to a criminal complaint.
When police apprehended Holzer, he admitted to owning the IP address and said he had downloaded "hundreds" of pictures of child porn, as well as 15 to 20 videos of child porn.
Holzer said he would "trade" child porn with other people through the messaging app Kik.
Each of Holzer's charges is tied to a different video on Holzer's laptop. The videos reportedly depict prepubescent girls engaged in sex acts with adult men, underage boys and, in one instance, a dog.
Holzer's initial court appearance is scheduled for May 15. The maximum possible sentence for his charges is 120 years in prison.
Brian J. Holzer, 31, Platteville, faces eight Class D felony counts of possession of child pornography after a January tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children flagged suspicious downloads to an IP address in Belmont throughout 2016.
The IP address was linked to Holzer, who had moved to Platteville some time before the investigation, according to a criminal complaint.
When police apprehended Holzer, he admitted to owning the IP address and said he had downloaded "hundreds" of pictures of child porn, as well as 15 to 20 videos of child porn.
Holzer said he would "trade" child porn with other people through the messaging app Kik.
Each of Holzer's charges is tied to a different video on Holzer's laptop. The videos reportedly depict prepubescent girls engaged in sex acts with adult men, underage boys and, in one instance, a dog.
Holzer's initial court appearance is scheduled for May 15. The maximum possible sentence for his charges is 120 years in prison.