4/3/14 - A disturbing story about a local man involved with child pornography has authorities hoping it will spur the public to action. A White Lake Township man is expected to enter a plea to several federal felony child pornography charges after authorities allege he shared explicit videos of himself and a toddler. 34-year-old John Millmine came under suspicion last fall after the Homeland Security Investigations office in Detroit received information that an e-mail address linked to Millmine had received child pornography. A separate investigation then revealed that similar material was also sent out from that same address to a recipient in Ireland. When agents arrested Millmine November 11th on outstanding warrants for failing to pay child support and misdemeanor marijuana possession, they confiscated a smartphone that then linked him to numerous other female children. Last week, federal prosecutors charged Millmine with two counts of producing child pornography and one count of distributing it. Yesterday, a hearing was scheduled for May 27th at which time Millmine is expected to enter a plea to the charges. He faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, but could receive up to 30 years behind bars and be ordered to pay $250,000 in fines. Officials are using the heinous nature of the allegations to encourage the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form through the link below. (JK)
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