Darrin Bell, a Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist whose political illustrations frequently appear in The Washington Post, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - An Owensboro man has been arrested after and investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. 46-year-old Joey Rust is charged with four counts of possessing matter portraying sexual performance by a minor under 12.

Darrin Bell, author of “Candorville” and “Ruby Park,” began his career as a staffer on the Daily Californian at UC Berkeley.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist was arrested Wednesday and accused of possessing dozens of child sex abuse videos, police said.

Darrin Bell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, was arrested for possession of child pornography in the Sacramento area, deputies said.

An award-winning cartoonist was arrested on Wednesday in California on charges that he had over 100 videos of child pornography, some of which were made using AI. Darrin Bell, 49, is currently booked in Sacramento County jail on possession of child porn according to the New York Times and NBC News.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Sacramento-based Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist on accusations of being in possession of child pornography. Detectives from the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children served a search warrant to 49-year-old Darrin Bell's home Wednesday morning after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.