Bessemer man charged with 16 felonies for distribution of child porn – Upper Michigan’s Source

GOGEBIC COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – A Bessemer man faces 16 felony charges for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography. In a Wednesday press release, Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs announced that Asher John Carlisle, 24, has been arraigned in Gogebic County on the charges. According to the prosecutor, law enforcement had received information from reliable sources that Carlisle was involved with texting and using Snapchat to solicit minor children from outside the area, sharing nude pictures and videos in an effort to encourage sexual acts with the minors. Law enforcement said after learning about this, Carlisle’s probation agent seized three of Carlisle’s phones in April. Jacobs issued a separate search warrant to preserve and search his Snapchat account. The phones and Snapchat were then analyzed and investigated by the MSP Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Marquette in May. Police said the investigation of the phones revealed more than 4,000 nude images and chats with minors, which resulted in the 16 felony charges. The 16 felony counts are as follows: four counts of accosting, enticing or soliciting children under the age of 16 for immoral purposes, each of which is punishable by up to 4 years in prison; nine
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