Pro Bowler Brandon Novak was arrested earlier this month during the Pro Bowl’s U.S. Open and faces 15 charges related to child pornography.
Novak was booked into the Ross County Jail in Ohio on February 22, charged with five counts of pandering to sexual content involving minors and 10 counts of unlawfully using a minor in a nudity-related work. was indicted for the crime.
Brightly colored bowling balls lined up on the ball return line. (Dennis Panik-Dale)
Novak was arrested by U.S. Marshals following the filing of a “secret indictment.” new york post report.
a video YouTube shows Novak bowling his first ball of the tournament and walking away from the camera. The video claims Novak was arrested while off-camera.
Bowling pins lined up on illuminated alley tracks (Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images)
Novak was extradited from Indiana to Ohio shortly after his arrest.
The investigation into Novak began in February 2023 after authorities noticed his Facebook account was linked to pornography. A search warrant was eventually issued and executed. During his discussions with police, Mr. Novak admitted that he had purchased material containing pornography via Snapchat, but he denied that he had any knowledge that it contained pornography.
Novak is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on March 21st.
