Brandon Novak, the skilled bowler who was reportedly arrested by U.S. Marshalls through the center of a match, is dealing with baby pornography prices.
Novak, 35, was extradited from Indiana to his native Ohio, and is dealing with 15 felony prices. These embody 10 prices of unlawful use of a minor in nudity-oriented materials and 5 prices of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, in line with the jail’s record.
He was arrested in the midst of a body through the 2024 US Open at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis. Novak was not seen on digital camera, however there are clips from the printed exhibiting a number of different bowlers trying on the arrest happen.
Based on a police report acquired by the Columbus Dispatch, Chillicothe (Ohio) Police had been tipped off to Novak in February of final yr after his Fb profile was linked to baby sexual abuse. In interviews with police, in line with the report, Novak stated that he initially bought pornography from somebody on Snapchat however didn’t know it could comprise baby pornography. Novak later admitted to knowingly buying baby pornography and was attempting to cover it.
CNN reviews that he doesn’t at present have an legal professional listed, and is scheduled to seem in court docket for a pre-trial listening to on Mar. 2.
Novak has been knowledgeable bowler for over a decade. He finished 36th within the U.S. Open (even with withdrawing) and earned winnings of $1,500. He has received two tournaments in his profession, in line with CBS News.
