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In the affidavit one can find the following:

One of the videos showed an adult female performing oral sex on what appeared to be an approximately six month old infant girl. The other video showed an adult male ejaculating on the face of what appeared to be an approximately seven to nine year old girl and also showed the girl performing oral sex on the adult male. Header information on the email message showed that it was sent from IP address 24.14.157.223 (“RESIDENCE IP ADDRESS”), which was later identified, as described below. as the IP address at KEITH FARNHAM’s residence.

Further down,

My review of the content of the “kimdavid5582” account showed that between approximately August 9, 2013 and January 8, 2014, “kimdavid5582” had engaged in an extensive online trading relationship with dozens of individuals in which hundreds of images and videos of suspected child pornography were sent from and received by the “kimdavid55822yahoo.com” account.

Later, this is in the affidavit:

Distribution of Child Pornography from KEITH FARNHAM’S residence. On September 20, 2013, at 10:43 a.m. CST, an email message which contained two video file attachments, was sent from “kimdavid5582@yahoo.com” to “EMAIL F.” The first attachment was a video clip, titled “08 5548-20130914-121636”, which showed what appeared to be a naked 5-7 year old female being vaginally and anally penetrated by an adult male penis while she is also performing oral sex on an adult male penis. The second attachment was a video clip, titled “sleeping cum_20130917-054727”, which showed an adult male ejaculating on the face of what appeared to be an approximately 7-9 year old girl and also showed the girl performing oral sex on the adult male. The email header information and the Yahoo! IP history logs showed that this email was sent from the RESIDENCE IP

This is about use of the State Representative's office:

Distribution of Child Pornography from KEITH FARNHAM’S Office On November 23, 2013, at 12:50 p.m. CST, an email message which contained at least two video attachments was sent from “kimdavid5582@yahoo.com” to “EMAIL I.” One of the attachments, titled “13 yo mouthful”, shows an adult male ejaculating into the mouth of what appeared to be an approximately 7-9 year old female. Another attachment, titled “17”, shows what appeared to be an approximately 6-8 year old female remove her panties. An adult male then performs oral sex on her and then rubs his penis against her labia. The email The email header information and the Yahoo! IP history logs showed that this email was sent from one of the OFFICE IP ADDRESSES.

Still more:

One of the computers located at KEITH FARNHAM’s office was an HP Compaq Elite 8300 computer tower, bearing serial number MXL32109Z6, upon which was a barcode sticker labeled “PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 62647.”

And the agent's conclusion:

CONCLUSION Based on the foregoing facts, your Affiant respectfully submits that there is probable cause to believe that on March 13, 2014, KEITH FARNHAM knowingly possessed a computer that contained an image of child pornography, as defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2256(8)(A), and such image having been produced using materials that have been mailed, shipped, and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(a)(5)(B).