A Minot man is facing 15 felony counts in connection with an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation into reports of child pornography.

Prosecutors say that investigators with the Minot Police Department received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in December about pornographic images of children uploaded to Twitter.

Investigators learned that 10 images were uploaded, depicting nude girls between the ages of 8 and 16, including one image of a man performing a sex act on a girl.

Investigators traced the account and a phone number to 28-year-old Duc Anthony Nguyen, and on Feb. 2, they searched his residence in the 1300 block of 37th Avenue SE in Minot and seized numerous electronics.

Investigators found more images of child pornography on two cell phones found in Nguyen’s apartment.

Nguyen denied viewing child pornography but admitted the Twitter account belonged to him.

He remains in custody in the Ward County Jail and will be back in court may 25.

Five of the charges are A-felony counts of promoting an obscene performance by a minor, each carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.