New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - A Whitesboro man has been arrested by New Hartford Police on child pornography charges.

43-year old Maurice Smith is facing a charge of possessing a sexual performance by a child.

Police say in March, Smith brought his laptop to a computer repair shop in New Hartford and employees found what appeared to be child pornography on Smith's hard drive.

An investigation found Smith allegedly had over 49,ooo images and over 380 videos on his computer.

Smith was arraigned and sent to the Oneida County jail on $10,000 bail.

He'll be back in New Hartford Town Court tomorrow.

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