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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 6/29/2022
SUBJECT: Individual Arrested on Possession of Pornographic Work Involving Minors
BY: Ron Tinsley, Investigator

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Possession of Pornographic Work Involving Minors
CASE NO.: 21071232
INCIDENT DATE: 6/24/2022
INCIDENT TIME: 12:59 p.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: 800 N block of 57th Ave W

Individual Arrested on Possession of Pornographic Work Involving Minors

At approximately 12:59 p.m., Friday, June 24, Investigators with the Lake Superior Forensic Technology and Internet Crimes Against Children (LSFT & ICAC) Task Force, the Duluth Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations arrested 50-year-old Duluth resident Michael Albrecht on eight counts of Possession of Pornographic Works Involving Minors (under the age of 13).

The investigation began from a Cybertip received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This led to a search warrant of Albrecht and his residence in the 800 North block of 57th Ave West. During the execution of the search warrant, LSFT & ICAC Investigators, Duluth Police and Homeland Security seized more than 20 electronic devices. After a few devices had been processed, some of those devices contained a large number of images and videos of suspected child sexual abuse material identified by NCMEC.

Albrecht was transported to the St. Louis County Jail and lodged on pending charges of eight counts of Pornographic Work Involving Minors (under the age of 13).

Duluth Police would like to remind parents to monitor their children’s activity while using the internet and social media sites. If you would like more information on ways to protect your children from online predators, please visit https://www.missingkids.org/education.

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