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Porterfield, WI man charged with possession of child pornography

MARINETTE, WI— A Marinette County man has been arrested for possessing child sexual abusive material.

Brian Tornberg, 51, of Porterfield is charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.

The Marinette Police Department and Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation initiated an investigation in December 2023 after officials received information that Tornberg had child porn on electronic devices. A search warrant confirmed the presence of child sexually abusive material.

Tornberg remains lodged in the Marinette County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond with conditions including no contact with minors.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.