ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- An Orange County man was arrested Wednesday on charges of possessing child pornography. Thomas Allen Bispo confessed to looking at the porn on his work laptop.

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Orange County detectives think Bispo was probably away on business when he was looking at child porn on a laptop. But he was using his company-issued computer and he thought he had deleted the porn.

Deputies arrested 61-year-old Thomas Allen Bispo after finding 27 pornographic images of young children on his laptop.

Detectives were actually tipped off. Bispo worked at Sypris, Inc., an engineering testing firm in Orange County. He gave his company-issued laptop to technicians for repairs after having trouble with pop-up ads on the screen.

"While they were trying to correct it, they discovered images on there that might be illegal," says Sgt Kevin Stenger, Computer Crimes Investigator.

Bispo's employer called the sheriff's office. Deputies later questioned Bispo and he confessed to viewing child porn.

"He stated that he would not keep it for any length of time, downloaded it, looked at it, and then deleted it," says Sgt. Stenger.

But the pictures still appeared on the hard drive. By law, you are only legally required to report child abuse when found, but detectives believe pornography involving kids is a form of child abuse. With no prior history of crimes like this, Bispo will bond out of jail but his bosses have already fired him.

If convicted, Thomas Bispo could be classified as a sexual offender, although he likely won't get any jail time. Still, his picture will appear on the FDLE website, it could affect his contact with children, and this could limit where he's allowed to live.

Detectives also want people to know that if they do find someone viewing or passing along child porn, the suspect in question cannot sue them. Those who report the crimes are legally protected under the law.