(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
KENOSHA, Wis. — A 40-year-old Kenosha man accused of possessing multiple explicit videos of children made his initial court appearance Friday on ten felony counts of possession of child pornography.
James Louis Frangelo appeared in Kenosha County Circuit Court on May 2, where Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis asked Court Commissioner William Michel II to set bail at $150,000 cash, citing the seriousness of the allegations. Michel ultimately set bail at $100,000 cash. Frangelo remains in custody.
Frangelo is charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography, each a Class D felony. If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 250 years in prison and $1 million in fines. State law also mandates a minimum of three years of initial confinement on each count due to the nature of the offense.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
The criminal complaint alleges that in July 2023, investigators executed a search warrant at Frangelo’s home after an FBI agent traced the sharing of suspected child sexual abuse material to an IP address associated with the residence. During a forensic review of a desktop computer found in Frangelo’s bedroom, law enforcement reportedly discovered at least 36 videos believed to depict graphic and illegal content involving children.
Some of the files had been deleted but were recovered by law enforcement. According to the complaint, metadata from the device suggested multiple dates of access and manipulation, which the state argues indicates deliberate conduct.
(Kenosha County Sheriff)
Frangelo denied any knowledge of the videos during an interview with police and claimed he had never used the software identified by investigators. However, the complaint states that only his devices contained the material and no other household member had access to them.
He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 8.
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23 Responses
GREAT JOB WITH THE HIGH BAILS XAVIER!!!!!!
His dad would not have been proud of him. Scum.
His dad’s dad would not be proud of his dad either
I hope the prosecutor puts their Best Foot Forward on this and throws the book at him
I see what you did there
What a terrible band
He’s my bdff (back door forever friend) Eyes hope he ain’t sent aways Yous gotta believe he dindo nuffing I do
He litterally looks like that pedophile that would live in his mom’s basement going after kids online
When does he start at KUSD?
Execute anyone who hurts children
Had a lunch lady named Frangelo back in the 70s at Bain.
That was his grandmother, Connie Frangelo. Sweetest lady ever!!
Why did it take almost 2 years to charge him?
Jim was a weird/eccentric ass dude back in the day. Heard he went down the road of heavy drugs and what not and fell away. So disgusting he was into kids. Fuck you Jim
There goes the best foot forward reunion show i was looking forward too… bunch of pedophiles
It wasn’t ever gonna happen anyway
I hope the judge makes sure this Loser Takes All the years of prison.
He will be everyone’s go-to guy in prison to lube their brass instruments!
I heard he already was outside of prison. Rumor has it he was often dressing as a women on a well known street in town
Ugliest tranny ever..haha
If he drops the soap I hope he doesn’t try to pick it up, pick it up, pick it up
Time will tell if he learns from this
If all else fails, give him death