Two men from Amherst are facing child pornography charges after police searched two homes in the Nova Scotia town Thursday.

Police say the searches were the result of two separate investigations into child pornography.

Fifty-six-year-old Joseph Holland and 21-year-old Christopher Hache are both charged with possession of child pornography.

Holland is also facing a charge of making available child pornography.

Police say the men were released on conditions to appear in Amherst provincial court on May 14.