Kiddie Porn Arrest Made on Man Whose Wife Said Homeland Security Searched House

JOLIET, IL — A Joliet man whose wife said the Department of Homeland Security searched their home seven months ago for child pornography was jailed Friday night.

Michael Young, 30, spent less than 10 hours in custody before he was released on $150,000 bond.

Young, who was identified in court papers as a security officer, faces four counts of possessing child pornography.

In November, Young’s 28-year-old wife said the Department of Homeland Security scoured her house for child pornography.

“Homeland Security was at my home to search computers and the entire house for child porn,” the wife said. “Michael’s phone was taken and his brother’s computer who was visiting this day. DCFS also contacted me telling me to make sure Michael is not around the children.”

The wife said Young’s child pornography possession “has been going on since the beginning of October 2015 if not longer.”

Young and his wife have one child together, a 21-month-old son, and she also has an older son, according to court papers.

The wife filed for divorce three days after accusing Young of possessing child pornography and telling of the Homeland Security search. She gave as her grounds for the divorce an “ongoing investigation of child pornography.”