Crime & Safety
Oak Creek Company Finds Massive Child Porn Stash on Man's Computer
A computer brought into DK Systems had 25 gigabytes worth of child pornography on it, according to a criminal complaint. The computer's owner, a 61-year-old man, now faces 20 felony charges.
A 61-year-old Town of Norway man who brought his computer into an Oak Creek company for repairs is now facing 20 felony charges after the company discovered numerous images of child pornography.
Marcel R. Troutwein was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Wednesday with 20 counts of possession of child pornography. The charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 500 years in prison and $2 million in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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Troutwein took his computer to DK Systems, 9555 S. Howell Ave., on July 5 to have work done on it and transfer files to a new computer. Employees called the Oak Creek Police Department after finding child pornography images on the computer. Oak Creek police then contacted the Racine County Sheriff’s Department.
Roughly 35 gigabytes worth of child pornography was on the computer, which included 1,590 images and 211 videos.
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Troutwein told investigators he downloaded child pornography to his computer via torrents more than 500 times over a five to six year period. Several days before he took his computer in for service, his system crashed while he was downloading a child porn torrent, Troutwein said.
Troutwein said none of the files were "homemade" and he only downloaded the images out of curiosity. He added that he didn't agree with everything he saw, saying some of the children were pretty young in the files.
He's currently free on a $75,000 signature bond while awaiting trial.