By Journal Staff

MARQUETTE — A Dickinson County man is in police custody after an arrest for child sexually abusive activity-aggravated and using a computer to commit a crime.

Brandon Douglas Lake, 28, of Quinnisec was arrested after an investigation by the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Police say that digital evidence was seized from Lake’s residence. The investigation began when police learned that Lake was viewing files of sexually abusive material online.

After the search of his residence, Lake was charged with five counts of child sexually abusive activity-aggravated and five counts of using a computer to commit a crime. Lake was arraigned Tuesday in 96th District Court.

If convicted, Lake will face up to 25 years in prison for the child sexually abusive activity-aggravated charges and another 20 for the charges of using a computer to commit a crime.

The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit encourages parents to have a talk with their kids about safe use of the internet.

Some of the resources can be found at www.missingkids.org or www.michiganicac.com.

If you have information about possible child sexual exploitation, report it to the CyberTipLine at www.missingkids.org/cybertipline.