Arrested last week, Fenton Township man on sex offender registry faced federal charges
A Fenton Township man arrested last week for allegedly having hundreds of child pornography images on his work computer was found dead at his home Monday afternoon.
According to 911 dispatch, emergency responders were sent to Steven Dale Brown’s home at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20. Responders were advised that a 60-year-old male in the garage was in full arrest, possible suicide.
Brown, 60, of Fenton Township was arrested last week and charged in federal court on child pornography charges. His arrest came, according to court records, after a federal search warrant was executed at the home during the early morning hours of Thursday, Feb. 16.
Brown was home at the time of the search. During an interview, he admitted to using the internet to view child pornography. He admitted to receiving and downloading pornography onto external thumb drives. He also admitted to viewing child pornography, receiving and downloading child pornography where he worked, General Motors — Warren Technical Center.
Brown also admitted that child pornography was an obsession of his and that he had amassed large collections in the past.
Investigators seized a lap top computer, a desktop computer, two tablets and several external storage devices from his home.
The FBI became involved with the investigation after a GM forensic analyst conducting random scans on company computers in April 2016 “discovered several images, which contained prepubescent girls exposing their genitals,” according to the complaint.
In 2007, Brown was convicted in Genesee County Circuit Court of second-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct involving a person under age 13, according to Genesee County court records. Brown was listed on the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, and with a tier 3 classification, was expected to be on this registry for life.
Federal charges against Brown were dropped on Tuesday, Feb. 21, according U.S. District Court records.
Estranged family member
speaks out anonymously
One of Brown’s family members, who has been estranged from him for 10 years, is speaking out, but anonymously for the protection of children in the family.
“I haven’t seen him in 10 years when he screwed up the first time; well, the first time he got caught.
“The one thing I’ve learned through this is you can’t change the past but you can protect your future. You have to have a voice and not take things lightly. The community should be cautious and know who’s living nearby, who friends’ parents are and always be aware.
“I used to check the sex offender list every other day to see who lives in my area and to make sure he is still on it … I was always looking, I never wanted to see him anywhere, especially while I had my kids — things like Applefest, parades and other events.” ..Source.. by Sharon Stone
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