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Andrew M. Bush was charged with child pornography and related counts, wrote the District Attorney's Office in a release.
Authorities said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for a “MediaLab/KIK” account associated with Bush. They executed a search warrant at his Beavens Road home and seized his cell phone, according to prosecutors.
In an interview with detectives, the 27-year-old said he "had unknowingly clicked on child pornography while searching for adult pornography," and admitted to deleting the account when police arrived at his home, the DA's Office said.
A forensic analysis of his cell phone revealed more than 400 of the offending files, according to officials.
Bush was booked on Wednesday, July 3 and arraigned on $50,000 bail, court records show. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 6.
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