A 47-year-old man has been arrested and is facing child pornography charges after police searched a home in Sarnia.

Detectives with Sarnia Police and Chatham-Kent Police internet child exploitation units executed a search warrant at a north end residence on Tuesday.

As a result of the warrant, a 47-year-old man was arrested and faces charges of possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography.

Several computers and peripheral devices were seized and will be analyzed for illegal content.