EMMET COUNTY -- 72 year old Jerry Francis Battle of Petoskey was charged Thursday with multiple counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. Police say he had more than 300 child pornographic videos and pictures on his computer.
Battle is being held in the Emmet County jail on $20,000 bond.
Police say Battle is a registered sex offender who had been living with 50 year old Richard Ruffe.
Ruffe was charged last week with 20 counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime.
"It's very scary, it's bad enough to have one person committing that type of crime, but now we have two people doing it under the same roof, doing that type of criminal behavior, it's very scary," said Petoskey Department of Public Safety Detective David Schultz.
Officers are continuing the investigation into Ruffe's and Battle's on-line activities. Anyone with information is asked to call the Petoskey Department of Public Safety at (231)347-2500.
