A Cabell County man is facing felony child pornography charges, court records say

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Cabell County man was arrested on felony child pornography charges after authorities discovered more than 50 sexually explicit images on his phone, according to court records.

David Reid Barbour II, 41, was charged with distributing and displaying material depicting minors in explicit conduct after police responded to 912 West 2nd Street in Huntington around 11 p.m., Aug. 16, when police noticed inappropriate Facebook messages and seized his phone. into evidence, according to a criminal complaint filed in Cabell County Magistrate Court.

The Huntington Police Department was later able to obtain two search warrants on Barbour, and on September 30, the department’s Digital Forensics Unit recovered a sexually explicit photo from Barbour’s phone.

Authorities later obtained another arrest warrant and discovered more than 50 photos of minors engaging in sexually explicit content on Barbour’s phone.

Barbour was later taken into custody and is being held in the Western Regional Jail on a $75,000 cash-only bond while awaiting trial.