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A man charged Wednesday with buying child pornography over the Internet has resigned as vice president of the Bartlett park board, the

Daily Herald is reporting

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In 2007, voters elected Charles Rowe to a second 6-year term on the board.Rowe, 61, submitted his resignation Thursday morning via e-mail.

He was arrested at his home about 1 p.m. Wednesday and charged with two felony counts of child pornography. He was released from DuPage County Jail after posting $10,000 bail.

The park board is expected to take steps to put the vacant seat on the April election ballot.