GRETHEL, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested after police received a tip that someone was viewing, downloading and uploading child porn.

Prestonsburg Police Det. Brad Caldwell, who is affiliated with Internet Crimes Against Children organizations, received information about the illicit activity from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. After obtaining a search warrant, he was able to trace the computer information to 38-year-old Avery Newsome, of Grethel.

Prestonsburg Police was then joined by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police in a raid of Newsome’s home, during which they seized 18 electronic devices and at least 3,500 files suspected to contain child pornography, all of which will be analyzed by the Kentucky State Police crime lab.

In an interview with police, Newsome allegedly gave a full confession.

He was arrested on three counts of child porn possession, with additional charges possible following a full analysis of the seized evidence.