Sex offender from Madison Lake accused of sharing child porn
A registered sex offender from Madison Lake is accused of sharing child pornography online.
Brandon Michael Garlow, 33, was charged Friday in Blue Earth County Court with felony counts of disseminating pornographic work of a minor under age 14 and failing to register as a predatory offender.
According to a criminal complaint, the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving an upload of child pornography involving a girl approximately two to five years old, based on her size and development. The Quora account was traced to Garlow, according to the complaint.
Investigators expressed concern that the case was newly manufactured.
The sheriff’s office also discovered that Garlow was a registered sex offender who was non-compliant with his registration and was using a vehicle not registered to him.
A search warrant was executed and Garlow was taken into custody.