KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo man has been arrested after detectives found a large quantity of child pornography. He is 81-year-old Michael Milton Sobel.
According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, detectives conducted a search warrant on Friday in the 1900 block of S Westnedge Avenue.
Sobel was originally arrested on 3 counts of child abuse and 1 count each of using a computer to commit a crime and sexual abuse — two more of which were added at arraignment, along with another charge of using a computer to commit a crime.
On Monday, Sobel was arraigned in district court and bond was set at $500,000, cash or surety. He is scheduled for a probable cause conference on October 24 and an examination hearing on October 31.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the KDPS Criminal Investigation Division at 269-337-8139. Information can also be provided anonymously through the Kalamazoo Silent Observer tip line at 269-343-2100, the “P3Tips” app, or online.
