CHESTER, Ill. — A 33-year-old Chester man has been arrested on a dozen felony counts accusing him of possessing child pornography.

Brian Fricke is facing 12 Class 2 felony charges for the possession of child pornography. He was arrested on April 3 after a search warrant was conducted in response to an investigation regarding child pornography.

The investigation began on February 15 and involved the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The ISP was assisted during the investigation by the Chester Police Department and the case was prosecuted by the Randolph County States Attorney James Kelley.

The Illinois State Police provide the following resource for parents, for the public to report crimes against children, and victims to start their path towards healing and recovery.  Anonymous tips of child pornography can also be reported through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) cyber tip line at www.cybertipline.com.  To keep kids safe online, learn more at: illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/onlinesafe/; .cybertipline.org; For resources for survivors of sexual abuse visit: https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/csam-resources.