A Laurel County man was arrested on child porn charges.

Detectives took James Bargo, 29, into custody Thursday morning after an investigation.

The Laurel County Sheriff’s office claims Bargo downloaded images of minors performing sexual acts onto his phone.

Bargo was charged with possession/viewing matter portraying sexual performance by a minor; distribution of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor.

He was taken to the Laurel County correctional center.