Black River Falls Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

Monday, June 24th, 2024 -- 1:01 PM

A Black River Falls man accused of possessing child pornography was sentenced in Jackson County Court on Thursday of last week.

According to court records, a detective stated they were conducting an investigation regarding internet crimes against children by Michael Vannet that began with a CyberTip. The detective was able to gather information from Vannet’s Snapchat and Kik accounts as well as his cell phone. In the search of the materials, 18 files of suspected child pornography were found.

Back in February, Vannet was found guilty of, due to a no contest plea, two counts of possession of child pornography. Several other charges were dismissed and read in. He was sentenced to five years in state prison and five years of extended supervision.

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