Cedar Springs school employee charged in child pornography case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Cedar Springs Public Schools employee has been indicted on child pornography charges.

Mark Labelle, 35, was charged Wednesday with possession of child sexual abuse material and use of a computer to commit a crime.

Court documents show that on August 24, Kent County sheriff’s deputies received a call from Labelle’s wife, who told them she had seen child pornography on his cell phone. Investigators say they found no explicit images of children on his phone, but did find them on his laptop.

According to court documents, Labelle “admitted to being addicted to pornography” when interviewed by officers.

A Cedar Springs school employee is accused of child pornography

Labelle was arrested Tuesday, but he has been on administrative leave from Cedar Springs Public Schools since it learned of the investigation on Aug. 26. The district said in a letter to families that he had no direct contact with students. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office told News 8 he was a maintenance worker in the county.

The district added that it has no indication that Cedar Springs students were involved in the case.

Labelle is expected back in court on November 13 for a hearing. Each of the charges he faces are felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

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