By Vicky Wedig
Staff Writer
An initial appearance was adjourned until March 24 for a Town of East Troy man charged with having child pornography and marijuana.
Bret A. Strong, 53, was charged March 17 in Walworth County Circuit Court with possession of child pornography and delivering marijuana.
According to the criminal complaint, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children traced an image of child pornography to an IP address at Strong’s Maple Street home in the Town of East Troy. Police searched Strong’s home March 13, and Strong admitted he views pornography on his laptop computer and sometimes child porn pops up, according to the complaint. Strong admitted saving images of child porn, according to the complaint.
In the garage of Strong’s home, police found four marijuana plants that were about 3 feet tall in a tent and an Easter bucket that contained 437.84 grams of marijuana, according to the complaint.