Police: Columbus man admitted to distributing child porn on Internet

A 33-year-old man who was arrested Tuesday afternoon on sexual exploitation charges has admitted to distributing child pornography, according to a report from the Columbus Police Department.

Timothy Joiner of Columbus faces one count of computer pornography child exploitation and two counts of sexual exploitation of children. He was booked into the Muscogee County Jail for a 9 a.m. Thursday hearing in Columbus Recorder’s Court.

An officer said he was notified around 4:30 p.m. Monday about possible illegal activity at Joiner’s residence in the 5900 block of Eula Avenue. After an investigation, the suspect was apprehended and charged at 5:21 p.m. Tuesday.

In an arrest report released on Wednesday, authorities said Joiner admitted to distributing child pornography on the internet. No further details were immediately given.

This story was originally published April 5, 2017 at 12:25 PM with the headline "Police: Columbus man admitted to distributing child porn on Internet."