United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 30, 2019, Sean R. Evansen (age: 36) of Algoma, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison by Chief District Judge William C. Griesbach.

Evansen, a registered sexual offender in the State of Wisconsin based on a Calumet County Circuit Court conviction for first-degree sexual assault of a child in 2000, possessed thousands of digital images and videos of child pornography, many depicting infants and toddlers.  

In handing down the sentence, Chief Judge Griesbach noted the defendant’s prior record of sexual assault and emphasized the serious nature of the charge.  He further stated his belief that a 9-year sentence served the interests of justice in this particular case.  Following his release from prison, Evansen will spend 6 years on supervised release.  He will continue to register as a sexual offender.

This case was investigated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006, by the U.S. Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. 

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United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 10, 2018, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Sean R. Evansen (age: 35) of Algoma, Wisconsin.

According to the indictment, between June 6, 2018, and September 13, 2018, Evansen received and possessed images of child pornography including images of children under 12 years of age. The indictment further reflects that Evansen was convicted on June 19, 2000, in Calumet County Circuit Court, for the crime of First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child.

Evansen faces one charge of receipt of child pornography, contrary to Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(a)(2), and possession of child pornography, contrary to Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(5)(b). He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and up to 40 years of incarceration in federal prison. He is scheduled for arraignment in Green Bay federal court on October 17, 2018.

This case was investigated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s ICAC Task Force.  It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.

An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.  The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.    

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