By Associated Press - Thursday, July 27, 2017

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama corrections officer faces multiple child pornography charges.

News outlets report that Scottsboro police arrested 58-year-old Michael Dave Barnes on Tuesday. Barnes is charged with 14 counts of production of pornography with minors and 14 counts of possession of child pornography.

WAFF-TB reports that state officials confirm Barnes is employed at the Limestone Correctional Facility.



He is being held at the Jackson County Jail on $280,000 bond. Further details haven’t been released.

It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.

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