Alpena man arrested for possession of child sexually abusive material

Press release
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
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ALPENA COUNTY – In August 2024, troopers with the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post investigated a tip that was forwarded to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip identified a 40-year-old man from Alpena who allegedly possessed child sexually abusive material (CSAM).

Police identified Kevin Kowalsky of Alpena as the suspect. Officers executed multiple search warrants on his Google accounts and discovered several CSAM videos and photos. On October 17, police obtained a search warrant and an arrest warrant for Kowalsky. Officers used MSP resources to arrest him at his home without incident.

Kowalsky was booked into the Alpena County Jail on a nine-count warrant. Kowalsky was arraigned Oct. 18 in Alpena’s 88th District Court on six counts of child sexually abusive material (possession), one count of child sexually abusive material (aggravated possession) and two counts of using computers to commit a felony .

He was given a $100,000 cash bond. Kowalsky’s next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 23 at 1:45 p.m

Officers were assisted by the Traverse City Computer Crimes Unit, Seventh District MSP Emergency Support Team, MSP K9 Unit and detectives from the Huron Undercover Narcotics Team (HUNT).

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