A former Lee County Sheriff's deputy charged with receipt and possession of child pornography will remain in jail pending trial.

Kevin Wayne Taylor, 39, of Phenix City, was detained without bond pending trial in a Friday hearing in federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Alabama.

Taylor was arrested on the charges on Aug. 23 following an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation.

The investigation began in November when a 10-year-old girl reported that Taylor had inappropriately touched her and taken pictures of her genital area.

Due to Taylor's connection with the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the investigation turned over to state law enforcement.

Taylor was arrested in November and charged with sexual abuse of a child following an investigation into those allegations. The case is pending a hearing by a Lee County grand jury.

During an execution of a search warrant at Taylor's residence, agents found over 1,600 images of child pornography on three computers, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. One of those computers was Taylor's sheriff's office laptop.

Taylor is accused of collecting the images for 11 years.

Taylor was fired from his post with the sheriff's office. He served as a Lee County deputy for seven years.