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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A St. Ignace man has been charged with possesion and producing child sexually abusive material.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  More people will be added to Michigan's public sex offender registry under a bill signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A Presque Isle county man will spend up to 20 years in prison after committing sex crimes against children.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A 44-year-old Traverse City man has been charged with possessing child pornography after police were contacted by an online computer technical support service.

Monday, January 07, 2013  David Parker, 46, of Millersburg was arraigned in Circuit court earlier today.

Monday, November 12, 2012  Central Michigan University received a resignation letter from William Merrill today.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  A Central Michigan University profesor has been suspended after it was announced that he is the subject of a child pornography investigation.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  The Michigan Senate has unanimously passed three Republican-introduced bills that supporters say would make it easier to prosecute people for child pornography.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Jerrold Craig Alexander is locked up tonight, accused of producing child porn, having it in his possession, and criminal sexual assault.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  We talked with a computer forensics officer who gives us a look at how he catches the illegal acts and gives a promise that if somebody is downloading illegal porn, he's going to catch them.

Friday, December 30, 2011  Investigators say pictures of girls ages seven to sixteen years old found on suspects computer.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  THURSDAY UPDATE:  The Petoskey Department of Public Safety is pursing more charges against the man who allegedly had more than 10,000 child pornography pictures.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  Story updated with photos of Naser Abdo. Army says AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  UPDATE: The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Michael Porter.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Michael Porter was working as the Chief Technology Officer for the Traverse Bay Intermediate School District when he was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a teenager as well possession and manufacturing child pornography.