GORDON, Neb. -- A 59-year-old Gordon man is facing charges in connection with child pornography. Robert Amiotte-Hedley is charged with one count of possession of visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct.

According to an arrest affidavit, Amiotte-Hedley admitted to a Gordon police officer to having a couple hundred pictures on his phone of children performing sexual acts. The children allegedly ranged in age from infants to teens.

The affidavit states: “I then asked Robert Amiotte-Hedley how many photos he had on his phone and what were the ages of the children, and if they were performing sexual acts. To which he admitted to a couple hundred photos and that the ages were from infant to teenagers, and that they were performing sexual acts.”

The court paperwork also mentions that authorities were tipped off about the case by Predator Poachers, a private nationwide organization that tracks people associated with child pornography.

Amiotte-Hedley is scheduled to have his first court appearance on Aug. 8.