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Florida sex offender arrested in Seattle for child porn possession

SEATTLE — A convicted, registered sex offender from Florida ---on federal parole after serving prison time for possession of child pornography --- has just been arrested in Seattle.

Forty-year-old James Christopher Bowling is suspected of viewing child pornography on his partner's computer to avoid detection.

He was arrested on Thursday by members of the Seattle Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

At a court hearing on Friday, Bowling's bail was set at $75,000.

His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday.