Prosecutors allege Bismarck man possessed 5,000 child sex abuse videos across his devices

(Bismarck, ND) -- Burleigh County prosecutors have charged a Bismarck man with 22 counts of possession of child sex abuse materials.  

Police arrested Austin Diede in February for allegedly sharing child sexual abuse materials using Zoom. Authorities say after a recent review of all of his devices, they found more than 5,000 explicit videos which warranted additional charges.

Officers say he used a New Zealand-based app and Zoom to distribute the videos.