Pastor arrested in child porn case

ONEIDA (WLUK) -- A pastor was arrested when sheriff's deputies say an online tip led them to discover child porn and meth in his possession.

The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office says deputies searched the home of 48-year-old Rick E. Haberland on Thursday, acting on a tip given to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigators are recommending 20 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of possession of methamphetamine. No formal charges have been filed yet.

Sheriff's officials say Haberland is the pastor of Oneida United Methodist Church. He previously served at New Hope United Methodist Church in De Pere, Suring and Hickory United Methodist Churches in Suring, Phillips United Methodist Church in Phillips and Tabor United Methodist Church in Eden, Wisconsin.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Mike Fitzpatrick at 1-920-832-5279 or Mike.Fitzpatrick@Outagamie.org.