Crime & Safety
Wayne County Man Arrested For Child Pornography
A 56-year-old Westland man faces three counts of possessing sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime.
WAYNE COUNTY, MI — A Wayne County man is being charged for allegedly having child pornography.
Police said Westland resident Paul Lachance, 56, was arraigned Tuesday at the 18th District Court on three counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and three aunts of using a computer to commit a crime.
the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unite and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigated the man starting earlier this year. They executed a search warrant in Lachance's house and arrested him.
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