United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on November 19, 2019, Brandon T. Daul (age: 37) of Appleton, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography by District Judge William C. Griesbach.

Daul, a registered sexual offender in the State of Wisconsin based on an Outagamie County Circuit Court conviction for possession of child pornography in 2011, possessed numerous digital images and videos of child pornography, many depicting infants and toddlers.    

In handing down the sentence, Judge Griesbach noted the defendant’s prior record involving crimes against children and emphasized the serious nature of the charge.  He further stated his belief that a 10-year sentence served the interests of justice in this particular case.  Following his release from prison, Daul will spend 10 years on supervised release.  He will continue to register as a sexual offender.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and the Appleton Police Department.  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 February 5, 2019, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Brandon T. Daul (age: 36) of Appleton, Wisconsin.

According to the indictment, in October of 2015, Daul distributed images of child pornography including images of children approximately seven years of age and younger. He is also alleged to have possessed images of child pornography two years later in October of 2017. The indictment further reflects that Daul was convicted on October 5, 2011, in Outagamie County Circuit Court, for the crime of possession of child pornography and is a lifetime sex offender registrant in the State of Wisconsin.

Daul faces one charge of distribution of child pornography, contrary to Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(a)(2)(A), 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 February 20, 2019.

This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, with the assistance of the Saskatchewan Integrated Internet Child Exploitation Unit, the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Appleton Police Department.  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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