Former firefighter accused of downloading child porn

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Andrew Adams reportingA former firefighter faces some serious charges. He's accused of downloading child porn and trying to meet underage girls online. His daughter is the one who discovered her father's alleged secret, online double life and turned him in.

Michael Farnsworth is 45 years old and has a family. But court documents reveal he had a Myspace account in which he was pretending to be a 21-year-old single man. He reportedly had underage girls as friends, including his 15-year-old neighbor.

Farnsworth is charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The Internet Crimes Against Children task force says Farnsworth downloaded child porn on to his computer. Charging documents reveal he told police he often would search for sexual pictures involving teens between the ages of 13 and 17.

Farnsworth resigned from South Jordan Fire Department last July.

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