Harris County deputies search man's phone, find child pornography, officials say

A man  is charged with possession of child pornography after deputies searched his phone and found explicit content, officials said. 

Harris County deputies were tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Joshua Fairchild might be able to be charged with possession of child pornography. 

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Deputies obtained a search warrant and searched Fairchild's belongings in the 9800 block of FM 1960 Bypass West on March. 2.

Fairchild admitted that he had been looking for sexual images of children on his phone, authorities said. 

Deputies searched his phone and found numerous child pornography images, officials said.

Fairchild is being held in jail on a $60,000 bond. 


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