A former officer with the Neenah Police Department is heading to jail in a child pornography case.
23-year-old Owen Halls was present inside an Outagamie County courtroom on Friday (November 7th) for a plea hearing as he was charged with two felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography.
At that hearing, Halls was convicted of one of the Possession of Child Pornography charges due to a no-contest plea, while the second was dismissed but read into the record.
This no-contest plea comes after the 23-year-old previously pled not guilty to both charges. Halls was arrested earlier this year after subpoenas and search warrants were executed by the Kaukauna Police Department.
A School Resource Officer (SRO) with the Kaukauna Police Department received an Internet Crimes Against Children tip, which alleged that two files containing child sexual abuse material were uploaded online on June 10th, 2024.
This tip led authorities to Halls’ residence, where investigators confirmed that they had seen child sexual abuse materials on his online accounts, including a Telegram account, a popular messaging app.
Immediately after receiving the tip, the Neenah Police Department was informed that it implicated Halls who was then swiftly fired.
Halls will now return to court on December 19th for a sentencing hearing.
