Campbell Co. Man Facing Child Sex Crimes

Posted: Jun 29, 2011 2:24 PM EDT

Campbell Co., VA - A Campbell County man is in jail after being arrested on charges of trying to solicit a child online.

George Harold Melton, 52, of Altavista has been charged with nine counts of distribution of child pornography and five counts of child solicitation by a communication system.

He was arrested Thursday.

Officials say Melton allegedly started talking to someone he believed was a 13-year-old.

It ended up being a Madison County Sheriff's Office Investigator.