GENESEE COUNTY, MI – A Genesee Township man estimated he possessed a total of 1 million images and videos of child pornography.

The information came in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Michael Brian Montney for possession of child pornography.

A special agent and others with the Department of Homeland Security Investigations in Detroit assigned to the Cyber Crimes Group conducted “a consensual knock and talk” on Sept. 18 at Montney’s Genesee Township home.

The visit took place after the agent identified Montney as a potential purchaser of child pornography from a website.

“After being informed as to why (Homeland Security Investigations) was at the residence, Montney stated that he had child pornography on his desktop and provided consent to search his home and his electronics,” reads the complaint, noting he was told he was not under arrest at the time.

He further admitted, the complaint said, to purchasing, accessing, and downloading child pornography from two websites, including one of which he held a one-year membership for $200.

Montney told investigators he looked at the images every day, before and after work for approximately one hour at a time. A forensic preview of his desktop computer was conducted and uncovered images of nude minor female children.

Upon further questioning by investigators, the complaint states, “Montney estimated that he possessed approximately one million images and videos of child pornography” and said he was collecting them.

Kimberly W. Stout, Montney’s attorney, was not immediately available for comment.