LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A man from Louisa County has been arrested on dozens of child pornography possession charges.

According to the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, 51-year-old David Edward Stone of Mineral was arrested Wednesday.

According to WTVR in Richmond, he is an officer with the Richmond Police Department.

Other officers from the department arrested him and then turned him over to Louisa County deputies in connection with this case.

A release says officials began this investigation in November, and eventually got a search warrant for a home on Old Apple Grove Road.

Multiple digital media devices were seized during the search and then examined, resulting in a large number of files being identified as child sexual exploitation.

The release says several of the images found match ones that were reported in an online tip.

Stone is facing 50 charges of possession of child pornography and is being held at the Central Virginia Regional Jail. 

WTVR also reports Stone has been placed on unpaid leave by RPD.

"The Richmond Police Department does not tolerate the abuse of children in any form and this officer will be held accountable for his actions," wrote the police department in a statement.

The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office says this investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact its CID Unit at (540) 967-1234 or Crime Solvers at (800) 346-1466.

The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office is a member of the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.