DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- A Decatur man is facing a dozen felony counts, mostly for child pornography, after State Police said they raided his home on Tuesday and found thousands of videos and still images depicting child sex abuse.

A sworn statement filed in the case against 50-year-old Harry O. Shull details that the investigation into him started in August, when Illinois State Police was made aware of a download from a website known for illegal downloads. Special Agent Michael Holt, who signed the statement, said the download included 120 videos depicting children, some as young as toddlers, being raped by and performing sex acts with adults. The download also included almost 3,500 still images from those videos, Holt said.

A second download happened in late September, with another 336

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