Cape Girardeau man held on child porn charges

According to the Cape Girardeau Police Department, Joshua Rideout, 24, of Cape Girardeau, was arrested and charged with four felony counts of child pornography, including two counts of promoting and two counts of possessing. Cape Girardeau officer Paul Zajicek received information that the suspect had child pornography on his computer. The officer obtained consent to search and discovered "numerous" images of child pornography on the suspect's computer and on recorded CDs. Rideout is being held in Cape Girardeau County Jail with bail set at $15,000.