(COLDWATER) - Sentence has been handed down to a Bronson man in a child pornography case.
Branch County Circuit Court officials say 38 year old David Slaybaugh has been sentenced to 25 months to 25 years in prison. In September Slaybaugh plead guilty to a charge of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material. By agreeing to the plea, the Branch County Prosecutor's Office dismissed four other felony charges against Slaybaugh, including additional child sexually abusive activity and computer-use offenses.
The Michigan State Police Cybercrime Unit targeted Slaybaugh after tracing illegal BitTorrent downloads directly to his residence in December 2025. A search warrant for his house was obtained and investigators found multiple external drives and electronic devices that held thousands of illicit images and videos.
Slaybaugh was arrested in May.