A prominent Enumclaw businessman has been arrested on suspicion of posessing child pornography and soliciting sexually explicit material from a minor.

Michael Joseph Lissy, who co-runs The Sequel on Cole Street, was arrested at his home Nov. 30.

He’s been officially charged with four counts of first degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of communication with a minor for immoral purposes; he pled not guilty in his Dec. 1 arraignment in the Pierce County Superior Court.

According to a police report, law enforcement was alerted by Google last March that a user (Lissy used an alias of a real person) uploaded 16 files of child pornography — which is now referred to as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) because the word “pornography” implies consent — to a Google drive.

Google noted the name of the user, their phone number, and a Internet Protocol (IP) address that could be used to identify a particular device that connects to the web.

A total of 26 CSAM files were uploaded to the cloud by April. According to the police report, ages ranged from as young as 4 to as old as 14.

Using the information from Google, officers served an internet provider and cell phone carrier with search warrants; it was determined Lissy was connected to the IP addresses used to view CSAM and upload it to the Google drive.

A search warrant was also served to Google to view the Google drive, which contained photos of Lissy and instant messages between him (using the Fleming alias) and a conversation with another person, age unknown. Officers determined photos were shared between the two, but were unable to view the material and could not determine whether it was some of the CSAM uploaded to the drive.

According to police documents, Lissy confirmed he was the holder of the Google account (and that the alias he used was someone he knew), the associated phone number, and that he used Google’s instant messenger app to communicate with others and receive CSAM.

Lissy also allegedly said he had an Instagram account under a different name, which he used to communicate with at least one person; Lissy believed they were a 14-year old girl, and their conversations were of a sexual nature.

This person’s real identity and age is unknown at this time.

As of his arraignment, Lissy did not have an attorney; the Courier-Herald did not receive an immediate response after leaving a message.