HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man was arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of alleged sexual exploitation of a child.

Douglas Anthony Kennel, 45, Hutchinson, was arrested following an investigation that began when the suspect took an old phone to have data transferred to his new phone.

The worker transferring the data saw images that he thought were possibly child porn.

Hutchinson Police Detective Scott Carlton says after investigating they found over 4,000 images on the phone’s S-D card. Police believe the images were downloaded from a file-sharing site.

Kennel apparently came to the police station to talk with the detective and was arrested.

Kennel is a registered sex offender with convictions for two counts in Harvey County for a conviction for indecent liberties with a child from 1997.

His bond in the Reno County case is set at $10,000 and should make a first appearance in court Thursday.