An airman stationed in Alaska has been charged with child exploitation. Prosecutors say David Ibarra paid a young girl in Long Island, New York, to send him explicit images.

U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert ordered airman David Ibarra, 31, held without bail during an arraignment. Ibarra is scheduled to return to court on June 6.

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