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Grand Chute community service officer arrested on child porn charges

Posted at 5:42 PM, Feb 18, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-19 15:55:36-05

GRAND CHUTE (NBC 26) -- A part time Community Service Officer with the Grand Chute Police Department was arrested on a child pornography charge this week.

On Wednesday, online court records show 23-year-old Casey W. Welk has been charged with 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

Welk was booked into the Outagamie County Jail. He's due in court for an appearance Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office, the investigation began when the Sheriff’s Office received a Cyber Tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating a suspect had obtained child pornography online. Welk was identified as the suspect.

The Sheriff's Office said investigators are currently working to determine the number of files involved in this case and the social media platforms used. The Sheriff's Office also said Grand Chute Police command staff were notified of Welk's arrest and cooperated fully with the investigation

The investigation is ongoing.