Tip leads to child-porn charges against Minn. man

Published 4:23 pm Wednesday, June 30, 2010

MANKATO — A worker who delivered a mattress to a Mankato man’s home tipped off police after he saw images of suspected child pornography on the man’s computer.

The tip led to six child-porn charges Monday against 48-year-old Michael John Immel.

Court and jail officials in Blue Earth County said Wednesday they weren’t immediately aware whether Immel has an attorney.

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The delivery man told police he saw an image of a nude boy on Immel’s computer screen. The worker estimated the boy was 10 years old, and said a computer slide show revealed two other nude pictures.

The Mankato Free Press says police who obtained a search warrant say they saw the slide show as well.

The police report says Immel told investigators he looked at pictures so he wouldn’t hurt a child.