Orfordville man arrested on child pornography charges

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ORFORDVILLE, Wis. — An Orfordville man was arrested Wednesday morning on tentative child pornography possession charges, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office said.

In a news release, the agency said law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of South Center Street around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. As a result of their investigation, police arrested a 21-year-old man on eight tentative counts of possession of child pornography.

The man is being held in the Rock County Jail ahead of an initial court appearance Thursday afternoon.

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