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A former youth pastor faces child pornography charges in the Town of Tonawanda.

Town of Tonawanda police announced Monday they charged Scott D. Stockton, 44, after a year-long investigation.

Stockton was arrested and charged Friday with two counts of promoting a sexual performance of a child younger than 17 years old and one count of possession of a sexual performance of a child.

Stockton, who is free on bond, is scheduled for a felony hearing in Tonawanda Town Court at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Department of Homeland Security investigators participated in the investigation, police said.