A former custodian that worked at Forest Hills Public Schools has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges.
In a news release, the U.S Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan announced Friday that 29-year-old Bradley Arkestyn admitted to possession of child pornography.
By pleading guilty, Arkesteyn acknowledges that he was in possession of more than 700 sexually explicit images of children.
Arkesteyn was arrested back in March after allegedly sharing child porn with an undercover FBI agent, where after the school district was immediately notified.
“Today's conviction of Bradley Arkesteyn sends a stern message to those who commit crimes involving our children that they will be investigated and arrested by members of the FBI and our law enforcement partners in Michigan. Mr. Arkseteyn used his position as a school janitor to feed his sexual interest in children,” said Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Michigan. “The members from FBI Michigan, alongside task force officers from the West Michigan Based Child Exploitation Task Force, worked tirelessly to investigate this crime, and their dedicated work contributed to the conviction of a sexual predator.”
Arkesteyn is expected to be sentenced on February 12, 2025, and will face up to 20 years in prison.