DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - An investigation into a massage parlor led to a man being charged with 15 counts of possession of child pornography.
While Davenport police were investigating a massage business on West Central Park Avenue, they confiscated a cellphone, according to court documents.
On that phone were 15 images of girls, from ages 6 to 15, some engaged in sex acts, a Class C felony.
Police said George William Banks, 79, of Hillsdale, Illinois, is the owner of the phone. He was arrested during a traffic stop on July 24.
He faces 15 counts of purchase/possession of depiction of minor in a sex act.
A cash-only bond was issued for $150,000.
A preliminary hearing is set for 10 a.m. Aug. 29.
Banks has previously been convicted for child pornography in Illinois.