Traverse City business owner arrested in child porn investigation
Police said they seized more than 8,000 images and videos before arraigning Jason Wayne Redman, a downtown Traverse City business owner, on six felony counts.
Jason Wayne Redman, a 55-year-old downtown Traverse City business owner, was arraigned Thursday after police said they recovered more than 8,000 images and videos in a child sexual abuse material investigation. Redman was arrested at his business Wednesday, putting one of downtown Traverse City’s commercial addresses at the center of a criminal case that now moves into court.
The Traverse City Police Department said detectives met in February with Michigan State Police and the Michigan Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force as part of a months-long investigation. That inquiry led officers to seize electronic devices, and investigators later found about 8,000 images and videos, according to the case details released by police.
Redman faces six felony charges. Court filings and charging information described in the reporting include aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material, using a computer to commit a crime, and a weapons-related count among the six charges. The arraignment on Thursday was the first formal court step after the arrest.
Redman has also been identified as CEO and founder of U.S. Recruiting Incorporated, a recruiting and staffing firm tied to downtown Traverse City. Because the arrest happened at the business, the case now raises direct questions for the company’s daily operations and the customers, clients, and neighboring businesses that share the downtown corridor with it.
The investigation involved local and state law enforcement working with the Michigan Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, a specialized network used in cases involving online exploitation. The case also adds another high-profile criminal matter to the docket in Grand Traverse County, where the charges will continue through the district court process after arraignment.
Police have not released the full inventory of seized devices, but the scale of the material described in the case, more than 8,000 images and videos, suggests the inquiry depended heavily on digital evidence. Redman now faces the consequences of those findings as the felony case proceeds in court.
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