FAIRMOUNT - Local and state authorities have arrested a Pickens County man on four counts of sexual exploitation of children.<br />
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and Pickens County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year-old Thomas Rodriguez of 191 West Destiny Drive on Wednesday.<br />
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According to the GBI, Rodriguez was arrested after authorities executed a search warrant of his residence and found evidence of child pornography on computers in the home.<br />
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Authorities said the state investigation started after the GBI received several reports from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children regarding emails with suspected child pornography.<br />
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The GBI case led investigators to the address in Pickens County where the arrest happened.<br />
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Rodriguez was being held at the Pickens County Jail.
