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Micheal Darby (Courtesy of the Carroll County Detention Center) 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Gallatin County man is facing 30 child pornography charges after Kentucky State Police found images of children on his cell phone.

According to a news release, Kentucky State Police began investigating Michael Darby after they received a tip from another agency that he was "possibly possessing illegal matter." 

Police said after they searched his phone, they charged him with 30 counts of possession of a matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under 12 years old. 

Darby was booked into the Carroll County Detention Center. 

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