A dispatcher with the Winston-Salem Police Department has been arrested after investigators found what they say was child pornography at his house.
Raymond Edward Kish, 34, an employee since November 2010, was charged with 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, city police said in a news release.
Kish was placed on administrative leave from his job as a communications operator and was being held at the Forsyth County Jail on a $120,000 secured bond. Kish's annual salary is $30,550.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday and has a preliminary hearing set for May 25.
Police said county sheriff's investigators and the State Bureau of Investigation began an investigation of distribution of child pornography on March 27.
Investigators searched Kish's home at 2110 Independence Road on Wednesday, then arrested him.
According to arrest warrants, Kish is accused of having images of children as young as 3 to as old as 14 performing sexual acts. The images involved girls and boys, the warrants said.
Chief Sheriff's Deputy Brad Stanley declined to comment.
Kish has lived in Winston-Salem for six years and has no criminal record, according to a court document outlining findings for his bond.
Anyone with information on the case may call the sheriff's office or Crime Stoppers at (336) 727-2800.
Kish is the second city police employee to be arrested this week. Officer Rudolfo Zermeno, 33, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault on a female.
Police said Zermeno got into an argument with his girlfriend, Maria Fedelina Aguilar, on Tuesday. Zermeno slapped her face with an open hand and threw a TV remote control at her, hitting her elbow, police said.
Zermeno is also on administrative leave. He has been with the department for three years. He is out on a $1,000 bond.