Massive Child Porn And Sexual Abuse Case
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Posted: 5:37 PM Nov 13, 2007
Last Updated: 7:46 PM Nov 13, 2007
Reporter: Lauren Zakalik
Email Address: lauren.zakalik@wilx.com

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Sheriff's deputies in Genesee County say they've never seen anything sicker.

They say this man, Kevin Traver Odette, has committed so many sexual crimes against children that they don't even know where to start.

"Our investigation revealed Kevin Odette first molested two boys he was babysitting for when he was 10 years old," says Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell.

What Odette faces now, however, is life in prison after being charged with sexually abusing five nieces and nephews, as young as 7 years old, and exploiting them in homemade child pornography.

Sheriff Pickell says the amount of child porn in Odette's Vienna Township home was repulsive.

"We recovered 75 VHS tapes, over 200 DVDs, two computers, several digital cameras, a sexually explicit diary dating back to 1996," he lists, citing all were full of porn, much of it depicting him in sex acts with young children.

"My investigators, who are seasoned investigators, told me the videos are the most graphic they've ever seen," Pickell says.

Odette may be charged with molesting those five children, but authorities believe he's exploited and abused dozens more.

"Based on our preliminary investigation, it's possible Kevin Odette may have abused up to 70 juveniles," he says.

That might include people in Lansing.

Odette told police he molested two former classmates at Waverly High School in the 1990s.

"We suspect there'll be a considerable amount of people we'll hear from in Lansing," Pickell says.

Police say Odette has ruined children's lives, but they'll do all they can to make sure he doesn't get that chance again.

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Posted by: Mike Location: Home on May 1, 2008 at 07:33 PM
to shocked...this is kevins wifes nephew...also the nephew of kevin...needless to say his wife was never home when kevin did wat he did so u my friend need to back off

Posted by: Shocked Location: Montana on Feb 22, 2008 at 09:41 PM
Wowm what a loser, to molest so many children and not anyone know about it. You mean to tell me that his 'wife', who lived with him, never thought it was odd that he had the kids in the bedroom with him? You can't tell me she thought it was normal. You can't tell me she didn't think of something odd. God bless his victims and God bless his 'wife' for playing 'dumb'. For she is almost as guilty as him....

Posted by: Up North on Dec 11, 2007 at 05:00 PM
I am not big on capital punishment or torture for that matter but in this.... castrate him, give him all of the medical attention he needs and lock him up in an 8x4' cell and leave him to rot.

Posted by: David Location: desk on Nov 19, 2007 at 07:10 PM
well heres what i think i am related to him he is my cousin my dads brothers son... and i do feel sorry for every one he did this too but there is also the fact of the matter that he always has been the "messed up" one in the family... but i still know that he is family and that is the closest bond you can have... i have known him since before his marrige and seperation and thats a long time and he never one said anything about anything like this or i never saw anything he kept it hidden ... well all i know is that there is something wrong eith him that wont be right but there is no call for what he did ... as a part of the family i apologise to everyone sincerley

Posted by: mike Location: somewhere on Nov 19, 2007 at 10:31 AM
how do you know that the only thing I think about is how my very own uncle feels? wow john, you think you got this all figured out dont you? You think you got my brain and my thoughts all written in stone? your wrong, buddy boy. As far as my uncle goes, once again I will say that yes, he made a mistake, but all the crap you all are saying about him is far from necessary.

Posted by: john Location: flint on Nov 18, 2007 at 01:52 PM
mike i feel sorry for you if you don't think about how the victims should feel and worry about how kevin feels because he is sick and i know him too. nobody in there right mind should feel sorry for him. he needs to be executed for taking advantage of them poor kids nobody deserves what he did. yes kevin acted like a nice guy but he was a very sick person and should be dealt with. and there is no excuse for having that much sick stuff and doing to little boys and girls what he did. i order to defend him you have to be pretty sick also.

Posted by: mike Location: home on Nov 16, 2007 at 04:52 PM
as far as I am concerned, I never said what he did was okay. All im saying is that the comments I have been seeing on other websites like he should be castrated and dragged around behind a truck until he deteriates. People are also saying he should be put to death. NO, Im pretty sure although I have known him my whole life and hugn out with him my whole life, I dont think anybody in the family knew about it. and What kind of stupid question is that asking if I was a victim?! and yes i know what he did was very wrong, but it doesn't mean he should be skinned alive and such things. it is bad enough that he is in prison for life, that should be punishment enough for anyone! Besides, Im sure other people did worse things than what he did and never got caught for it and are still running around on the streets today. lets think about that shall we?

Posted by: anonymous on Nov 16, 2007 at 04:23 PM
To "Mike" who apparently thinks what his uncle did was OK. He didn't just make a "mistake"--this apparently was going on for years with 70 children. 70 mistakes? I don't think so. I think he is possessed or something, because this is just unimageable to me. Someone touches my kids and I tell you what, they won't have to worry about going to prison and sitting there wasting tax payers dollars for LIFE. Mike--why do you feel so sorry for your Uncle? Didn't anybody in the family know about this? Are you a victim? Or in on it too? Just wondering. Seems kind of odd to me.

Posted by: mike Location: you dont need to know on Nov 16, 2007 at 07:20 AM
Mr. Warrior, believe it or not, i am not ashamed of myself, because unlike you, I have known him all my life. As far as my children go, unlike you, I dont have children yet who can be touched by any other guys.so back off.

Posted by: Warrior Location: Lansing on Nov 15, 2007 at 01:01 PM
Kevins "Uncle Mike". You should be ashamed of yourself. I hope you don't have children who were affected by Kevin, or if you do have kids, you might want to make sure Kevin never hurt them. 70 children will be scarred for life, CHILDREN and some of them FAMILY MEMBERS. I know Kevin personally and I am just as shocked with the news as anyone else who ever knew him, but I don't feel sorry for him. He will get what he deserves in prison, and I can tell you, most prisoners don't take pedophiles lightly. I am glad he got caught and hopefully these CHILDREN will be able to move on in life, although generally it is a tough road for any victim of sexual abuse. I know the whole family and they are the nicest people you could ever meet. Lets pray for those children abused and Kevins family for the strength for them to get through this awful time.

Posted by: ? Location: lansing on Nov 15, 2007 at 11:33 AM
I just want to say,that this man was not a regiester sex offender,not that it would have helped anyways.And the reason i am saying this is because the headlines read Sex offender caught or arrested,It was similar to this and i just wanted to make sure it was right.

Posted by: mike Location: m. on Nov 15, 2007 at 08:30 AM
wow, you all are so hatred on my uncle? how could you all hate him so much? I mean yeah, he made a mistake and all and he got caught, but geez, you all are pretty pathetic for the comments you just left about my uncle. I hope you all get caught for something you did wrong, ya bunch of losers.

Posted by: Anonymous Location: laansing on Nov 14, 2007 at 08:30 PM
i know him and i am shame of him. he was a nice person. now i am up set.

Posted by: jeri Location: holt on Nov 13, 2007 at 10:58 PM
I say let the parents of these children get at the man who molested these children

Posted by: Me Location: Lansing on Nov 13, 2007 at 09:50 PM
I know that he worked at the L & L food center on the corner of waverly and saginaw and that he married a girl that worked there with him. I just hope that working at a grocery store he wasn't in contact with more children than the authorities even guess there was.

Posted by: dennis Location: lansing 93 waverly grad. on Nov 13, 2007 at 08:55 PM
this man needs to be put to death for all he has done to those kids.

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