A Pinal County Sheriff's deputy arrested on suspicion of possessing child porn is scheduled to appear in a Tucson court on Wednesday.
The FBI arrested Deputy Roy Brown, 61, on Friday.
An investigation began on May 12, when an undercover special agent using free file sharing Web site Limewire found three child pornography files associated with Brown's Internet Protocol address.
The agent had searched certain words that are known to be associated with child pornography, according to a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
On Sept. 18, agents executed a search warrant at Brown's Tucson home. A desktop computer and various other items were seized.
An FBI affidavit revealed agents found 87 images of child porn on Brown's desktop, along with one image on a floppy disk drive.
Brown faces one count of child porn distribution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
He will be tried at the U.S. District Court of Arizona in Tucson. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
PCSO said Brown, a patrol deputy serving the San Manuel and Oracle area, is a 16-year veteran.
He was placed on unpaid administrative leave pending a PCSO investigation.
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