WHITEWATER, Wis. (WFRV) – A large-scale investigation into what Wisconsin authorities are calling a complex Internet Crimes Against Children investigation uncovered multiple suspects, with one arrest.
According to the Whitewater Police Department, one of the suspects, identified as 39-year-old Cody Pierson of Whitewater, was arrested during a search of his home, where officials seized digital evidence.
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Detectives reportedly spent weeks extracting and analyzing a ‘massive amount of digital evidence,’ recovering the following 114,847 images/recordings of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), often referred to as child pornography.
According to the data, officials identified at least 4,726 victims in those files, and Pierson was subsequently charged with 20 counts of child porn possession and 20 counts of child sexual exploitation.
Pierson’s cash bond was set at $250,000, and his arraignment is set for March 11.
