FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) – Lauderdale County officials say a Florence man is being held on $50,000 bail on 822 counts of possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly says 26-year-old Bryan Patrick Gist is charged with 411 counts of possession of obscene matter of a person under the age of 17 and 411 counts of distribution of obscene matter of a person under the age of 17.
Florence police arrested Gist in August, charging him with 73 counts of possession of child pornography. At the time of the arrest, several DVDs, VHS tapes and a computer were confiscated.
Tuscumbia police Sgt. Stuart Setliff said Georgia officials started the investigation after they intercepted child porn photos.