Montgomery County Man Arrested in Child Porn Raid; Found with Over 116,000 Images

On Friday, January 19, 2024, Montgomery County Constable Deputies executed a residential search warrant at a residence located in Houston.

The search warrant stemmed from a pro-active investigation into the offense of promotion and distribution of child pornography into The Woodlands area.

The investigation found that Michael Shinkewicz was associated with promoting and possessing over 116,000 images depicting child sexual assault material. Shinkewicz is currently a registered child sex offender out of the Houston Police Department.

During the search warrant, devices were located and forensically reviewed. Shinkewicz was found to be in possession of images depicting children in a sexual manner.

At the time of this arrest, Shinkewicz was listed as the number one child pornography offender on the peer-to-peer network in the State of Texas.

Shinkewicz was charged with five counts of promotion/distribution of child pornography out of Montgomery County. He was taken into custody at the scene and is currently behind bars at the Montgomery County Jail on a $500,000 bond.