Normann Pittelkow and Nicole Jacob (Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An Albion couple pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of producing child pornography.
Normann Pittelkow, 42, of Albion confessed that he recorded a child on video posing naked and in lingerie then sold the video, in addition to one of her in the bathtub, for $200 to someone he met online. Pittelkow also confessed to possessing pornographic pictures he produced of three other children.
Nicole Jacob, 35, and Pittelkow’s long-time girlfriend, admitted to posing the three children in lingerie and nude in a series of photos that Pittelkow took. Jacob intended to sell the pornographic pictures online, but never did.
After fleeing the state and traveling South, the couple eventually surrendered aftera nationwide bulletin went out seeking their arrest.
Pittelkow faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a combined maximum of 40 years in prison, while Jacob faces 15 to 30 years in prison.
The case was part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to protect children from exploitation and abuse. For more information and resources about Project Safe Childhood in West Michigan, you can visit the U.S. Attorney’s website.
