Buhl Man Jailed for Child Pornography Gets 100 New Charges As Investigation Continues

A man already jailed for possessing a large amount of child pornography is facing 100 new felony charges Thursday after a still on-going investigation allegedly uncovered even more illegal material on devices he owns.

Sergeant Josh Hastings, part of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division, held a press conference Thursday to update the public on the case of 63-year-old Dennis Dudley Wright, who was first arrested in late January and accused of posting child pornography to the popular website Pinterest.

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Hastings said Wright was charged with a single count of dissemination of child pornography at the time, but a larger investigation was launched and law enforcement seized devices from Wright's residence in Buhl and began searching for more illegal material.

Last week, that led investigators to arrest Wright again and charge him with 20 counts of possession of child pornography -- every elicit photo and video depicting a juvenile carries its own felony possession charge.

Hastings said as the investigation has continued, it has ballooned into one of the area's biggest-ever child porn busts. He said police now believe Wright had more than 400 illegal files and the investigation continues.

With the cooperation of the district attorney's office, investigators have filed another 100 felony possession of child pornography charges against Wright, each carrying a $10,000 bond.

He remained in the Tuscaloosa County Jail Thursday, now facing 120 possession charges and one charge of disseminating child pornography. His total bond sits at $1.2 million, and more charges may follow.

Stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread for updates on this case when they are made available.