Eau Claire man charged with possession of child pornography

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) – An Eau Claire man is charged with possession of child pornography.

A criminal complaint shows that 41-year-old Aaron Diehl is accused of 17 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of failing to register as a sex offender.

According to the criminal complaint, the authorities received a cyber tip from Google about uploading suspected child pornography material. Google identified the suspect as Aaron Diehl.

From the documents, authorities learned that Diehl was a lifelong sex offender.

The criminal complaint states that a review of the Google account found suspicious images of child pornography and that the account was not one that Diehl had registered on the sex offender registry.

According to the criminal complaint, authorities searched a cellphone they found in Diehl's bedroom that they believed contained more than 118,000 images. A review of the images on Diehl's cell phone revealed that most of the images were pornographic images, some of which were believed to contain “prepubescent” and “age” pornographic images.

The criminal complaint points out that other devices from Diehl are being tested.

Online court records show Diehl's bond was set at $75,000 cash.

Online court records also show a trial is scheduled for October 29, 2024.

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