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'Thousands of images of child porn': DeKalb County man arrested after month-long investigation

John D. Montgomery was jailed after a search warrant at his home uncovered the illegal material. He was charged with sexual exploitation of children.
Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Police have arrested a man accused of collecting a massive stockpile of pornographic images involving children.

Police said that 65-year-old John D. Montgomery of DeKalb's Smoke Rise community was arrested following a month-long investigation that uncovered the illegal material at Montgomery's home in the 2300 block of Flintlock Drive.

The investigation discovered that the suspect downloaded the images from his internet portal. As a result of his actions and what police found, he was charged with the sexual exploitation of children. However, the investigation isn't over.

Jail records show Montgomery was booked into the DeKalb County Jail at 9:25 a.m. Thursday. 

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