STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) – A 66-year-old Stevens Point man is free on $10,000 cash bail after being charged with five counts of possession of child pornography.

Joseph Schaufenbuel is scheduled to plead guilty to his charges on December 16.

An investigation began on October 10. According to court documents, detectives were investigating Cybertips received in August and September 2024 related to a Bing Image search for possible images of child pornography or child sexual abuse materials.

Investigators said the IP address, email address and phone number led them to Schaufenbuel’s home.

Investigators seized a laptop that they said had a total of 118 images of obvious child pornography. An additional 28 images of child exploitation material were also located.

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