Owen Halls (Neenah Police Department)
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A former Neenah police officer was charged Thursday with two counts of possession of child pornography.
According to a criminal complaint, investigators received a tip that two files of child sexual abuse materials had been uploaded to the messaging app Kik. The files were traced to Owen Halls, 22, of Kaukauna.
Halls told investigators that he visited a website that had pornography, including some involving children. He claimed that when he saw videos or images involving children, he would close the file, though he admitted he did not report the inappropriate materials.
When pressed, he admitted sending messages to other users requesting child pornography.
If convicted on both counts, Halls faces up to 50 years in prison.
Neenah police announced Wednesday that they fired Halls. He had been hired in March 2024 and was still in a probationary period.
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