PESHTIGO, MI— A Marinette County resident has been arrested for possessing child sexually abusive material.
On February 25, Sheriff’s Office detectives and the Marinette County Joint Special Response Team executed a search warrant in Peshtigo. It was part of an investigation into Internet Crimes Against Children.
In January, detectives received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Following the execution of the search warrant, one suspect was taken into custody.
The Sheriff's Office referred 23 counts of possession of child sexually abusive material to the Marinette County District Attorney’s Office.
The suspect’s name is being withheld pending formal charges.
Assisting in the case were the City of Marinette Police Department, City of Peshtigo Police Department, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice-DCI-Digital Evidence Unit.
