ROSELAND, Va – Nelson County authorities have arrested a man on child pornography following a months-long investigation.

Sheriff David Hill stated in a news release that the probe began last June after a complaint of child pornography was filed.

Hill stated that 50-year-old John Richard Proffitt of Roseland was arrested Monday on 30 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

He is being held without bond at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office thanks the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SOVA ICAC) for their technical assistance in this investigation. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is an active member of the SOVA ICAC.