GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. – An attorney in Grosse Pointe Park is facing 26 felony charges after child pornography was found in his home, prosecutors said.
Nelson Otto Ropke, 41, of Grosse Pointe Park, is accused of having sexually explicit pictures and videos of prepubescent children at his home in the 800 block of Harcourt Road.
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“There are many times in this job where we encounter alleged facts where you wonder how some people can sink to certain levels of depravity,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. “This is one of those cases. There is really nothing left to say here.”
Ropke was arrested on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on accusations that he possessed and distributed child pornography.
He faces the following charges:
- Two counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity -- a felony with a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
- Four counts of aggravated distribution of child sexually abusive activity -- a felony with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
- Four counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive activity -- a felony with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
- Two counts of capturing/distributing an image of an unclothed person -- a felony with a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
- One count of possession of child sexually abusive matter -- a felony with a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
- 13 counts of using a computer to commit a crime -- all felonies with various maximum penalties (more on that below).
Of those 13 counts of using a computer to commit a crime, two come with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, eight come with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and three come with a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
Ropke is set to be arraigned at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Grosse Pointe Park Municipal Court.