OMAK — A federal investigation into the possession of child sexual exploitation material led to the arrest of an Omak man on Oct. 30, according to the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies and officers with the Omak Police Department assisted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Wenatchee in executing a federal search warrant at a residence on Engh Road in Omak. The warrant was part of an ongoing HSI investigation, authorities said.

The case originated from multiple reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline, which allegedly linked uploads of child sexual abuse material to a phone number and email account belonging to an Omak resident, the sheriff’s office said.

During the operation, investigators located electronic evidence and took Ph

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