Professional Bowler Brandon Novak Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Brandon Novak faces 15 charges, including pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, after his arrest during the 2024 U.S. Open.
- Brandon Novak was arrested in the middle of the 2024 U.S. Open on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
- Novak, a 35-year-old professional bowler, faces five counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and 10 charges of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material.
- The arrest occurred at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis, and Novak was later extradited to Ross County, Ohio.
- The investigation into Novak began in February 2023 after police received a tip about his Facebook account being linked to online child pornography.
- Novak initially denied knowing the explicit material contained images of a minor but later admitted to purchasing and trying to conceal the child sexual abuse material.