BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A man has been arrested after allegedly possessing and distributing sexually explicit content involving children.

Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy said that the investigation into the suspect began last November after they received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigators found that over 1,500 images were connected to the suspect’s phone number, and he had shared at least one image with another person.

The suspect, 30-year-old Joshua Wilson, was taken into custody Thursday, June 22nd, on over 100 counts of possessing child pornography.