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Iron Mountain man charged with possession of child sexually abusive material

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI--   An Iron Mountain man has been arrested in connection with child pornography charges.

The MSP Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force says Matthew Ance, 37, is charged with six counts of child sexually abusive material-aggravated possession and six counts of using a computer to commit a crime. He faces up to 10 years in prison for each count of possession and 20 years for each of the other charges.

A search of Ance’s Dickinson County residence was conducted. Multiple internet-capable devices and other evidence were seized.

Ance was arraigned in 95B District Court on Friday, May 7.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.