A 55-year-old man has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children.

Johnny Jay Farino is facing charges of sexual exploitation of children, reporting violations, forfeiture and computer pornography child exploitation. Farino's arrest was handled by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the DeKalb County Police with Newton County assisting. 

Farino was flagged as a result of his internet use when his IP address showed he had sent and/or received child pornography through the internet, according to Newton County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Cortney Morrison.