COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Columbus man is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material and AI-altered images of minor family members.

Austin Pittman, 25, was originally arrested on April 29. The Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children task force received CyberTipline Reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and from the messaging application Kik showing suspected child sexual abuse material.

Investigators tracked the IP addresses for the Kik account to an address in the 500 block of East Beck Street. The task force began surveilling the residence and later learned the occupants had moved to the 5300 block of Goldfield Drive. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at that address.

Pittman was arrested at the home and reportedly admitted to cre

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