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Kevin Charles Cathcart, 57. (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office)The HSI investigation into Cathcart<\/p>\nWhat to know:<\/p>\n
Kevin Charles Cathcart, 57, is accused of distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to a criminal complaint filed Oct. 13.<\/p>\n
Federal investigators conducted separate investigations that allegedly linked Cathcart to online accounts and conversations involving child sexual abuse material.<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent received two videos depicting child sexual abuse from a Telegram account displayed as \u201cKevin C\u201d in March 2026.<\/p>\n
Investigators said a person told the FBI that a man identified as \u201cKevin\u201d allegedly discussed having sex with a person as young as 12.<\/p>\n
The person told investigators that the man said he was a Little League baseball umpire. Investigators also cited dating-site messages that allegedly referenced umpiring youth baseball games.<\/p>\n
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. \u2014 A Waterford man, who said he is also an umpire for a Little League baseball team, is accused of watching child sexually abusive material with another person and allegedly said \u201cthe youngest person\u201d he \u201chad sex\u201d with was \u201c12 years old.\u201d <\/p>\n
That\u2019s according to agents with the FBI Detroit Field Division.<\/p>\n
Kevin Charles Cathcart, 57, is charged with Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography in a criminal complaint filed Oct. 13. He faced a magistrate in Detroit on Oct. 16, according to court records.<\/p>\n
Kevin Charles Cathcart, 57. (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office)The HSI investigation into Cathcart<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, there were two investigations into Cathcart.<\/p>\n
First, an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent received two videos depicting child sexually abusive material from a Telegram account displayed as \u201cKevin C\u201d in March 2026 — later identified as belonging to Cathcart, a Waterford resident. <\/p>\n
In an excerpt from the exchange, the undercover agent asked, \u201cWhat kinda stuff you got on here ;)\u201d The account then sent a video that the complaint described as depicting the sexual abuse of two minor boys. <\/p>\n
The undercover agent replied, \u201cmmmm dirty how old you think,\u201d and the account answered, \u201c6-9.\u201d The account later sent a second video depicting the sexual abuse of a minor boy, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n
The FBI investigation into Cathcart<\/p>\n
The FBI said they were investigating another person in 2026 that said they met a man named \u201cKevin\u201d for sex and watched child sexually abusive material together. <\/p>\n
The person also said that during one meeting, \u201cKevin\u201d joined a Snapchat live call with someone he described as a \u201c16- or 17-year-old boy\u201d who was engaged in a sexual act. <\/p>\n
The person said the youngest person \u201cKevin\u201d had sex with was 12 and that \u201cKevin\u201d told the person \u201cthat he was an umpire for Little League baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n
FBI agents obtained a dating-site chat between the person and a user ID suspected of belonging to Cathcart. In messages exchanged from May to June 2026, the user wrote, \u201c\u2026. my pedo mouth,\u201d \u201cI had to umpire a baseball game,\u201d and \u201cI was umpiring at thet [sic] time 12u mmmmmmm[.].\u201d <\/p>\n
The feds said the first message appeared to be an admission that Cathcart was \u201ca pedophile\u201d and \u201csexually attracted to children,\u201d and the last was a reference \u201cto 12-year-olds who play baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Investigators said they then used records from Telegram, AT&T, the dating website, an internet service provider, and Google to link the accounts and contact information to Cathcart. <\/p>\n
Cathcart was arrested, and a Detention Hearing was held on Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
He was temporarily detained. A Preliminary Examination is scheduled for Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. in Detroit.<\/p>\n
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