The suspect is Robert E. Methvin III, 24, of Moss Court in Newark.
Police say the Delaware Department of Justice's Child Predator Task Force was alerted by an internet service provider that child porn has been distributed from a specific email account.
That account was traced to Methvin's home, police say, and a search warrant was approved.
On Monday, the home was searched and computers were seized. Police say they have been able to confirm that Methvin was the owner of the suspected email account.
17 images of child porn were found on Methvin's laptop, police said.
Methvin was charged with 17 counts of Dealing in Child Pornography.
He was released after posting $85,000 bond.
