On Tuesday, Waupaca County Sheriff’s Officials took 69-year-old Roy L. Sheraden into custody on charges of possession of child pornography.
Officials executed a search warrant on Feb. 23, 2016 at Sheraden’s residence in Waupaca and produced several computer related items, which were taken as evidence. The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation’s Digital Forensic Unit conducted a forensic exam of the evidence, which was completed on Jan. 31, 2017.
According to a press release, nearly eight terabytes of information was obtained from the computer items, and investigators discovered about 9,000 images containing child pornography.
Sheraden’s magistrate hearing was conducted with Waupaca County Circuit Courts and a bond was set for $10,000. He has an initial court appearance on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Waupaca County Circuit Court.