KENOSHA, Wis. -- A retired Bloomfield firefighter is facing multiple charges after allegedly admitting to keeping videos and images of child pornography on his computer, and attempting to share the files with his girlfriend, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kenosha County, Wis., where he now lives.

Donald Jervis' initial court appearance last month. (Courtesy Kenosha News)

Law enforcement officers in the complaint say they began investigating Donald M. Jervis, 52, after being alerted by AOL that his email address had attempted to send child pornography videos to another AOL email address.

According to the complaint, Jervis admitted to investigating officers that he had been collecting and sending child pornography for about five years. The married father had attempted to send several videos to his girlfriend's email account for "shock value," he told investigators, according to the complaint. AOL locked and shut down his account as a result, authorities said in the complaint.

Jervis handed over a computer on which investigators said they found hundreds of sexually explicit photos and multiple videos featuring "prepubescent" children engaging in various sexual activities, the complaint says.

According to state pension records, Jervis retired from the Bloomfield Fire Department in August of 2015, the month the complaint says he moved to Wisconsin. Jervis earned $144,166 a year as a firefighter in New Jersey, and has received more than $70,000 in pension payments so far this year, records show.

According to a report from the Kenosha News, Jervis made an initial court appearance on the charges of possession of child pornography and attempted sexual exploitation of a child on Oct. 26. If convicted, Jervis faces a "significant period of incarceration" in Wisconsin, the report said. He is being held on $100,000 bond.

Jervis's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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