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Cartersville man in custody on 15 counts of posession of child pornography

An online tip through Internet Crimes Against Children led police to the suspect.

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — A 34-year-old Cartersville man is in custody and facing charges on 15 counts of possession of child pornography.

Editor's note: The videos in this article are from a different operation. 

The City of Cartersville Police Department announced that Joshua David Stapleton was taken into custody on Thursday.

Cartersville Police Departments’ Criminal Investigations Division, along with The Georgia Bureau of Investigations and The Department of Homeland Security initiated the investigation after an online tip through ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) was received.

Charges are still pending while the investigation continues.  Further information will be released as it is developed.

Credit: City of Cartersville Police Department
Joshua David Stapleton

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