East Texan Busted for Child Porn

AUSTIN – An Anderson County man has been arrested on child pornography charges. The Child Exploitation Unit of the state attorney general’s office has arrested John Aaron Burney, 43, of Palestine. The arrest follows a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. When investigators executed a search warrant at Burney’s residence, they found child pornography on his cell phone. They also seized seized additional digital storage devices for examination. Burney, who could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, was booked into the Anderson County Jail.