By Shavonne Walker

shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com

Rowan authorities say a Salisbury man was charged after his computer was flagged by the SBI late last year for possibly containing pornographic images of children.

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged Robert Henry Fink Jr., 66, of the 9100 block of Stokes Ferry Road, with three counts of third-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor.

Rowan officials received notification from agents with the State Bureau of Investigation on Oct. 13 saying they believed a local man had possession of child porn. They tracked his computer’s IP address to his Stokes Ferry Road address.

Investigators obtained warrants on Jan. 29 to search his home and while there seized a computer and electronic equipment. Officials conducted a forensic exam on Fink’s computer and other items and issued arrest warrants.

Fink remains in the Rowan County Detention Center under a $20,000 secured bond.

Fink has been convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon, felony trafficking in cocaine and felony breaking and entering.