DAYTON – A Dayton registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography through the sexual abuse of two toddlers.

 

Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Joseph M. Deters, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division, Dayton Police Chief Richard S. Biehl and Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias H. Heck, Jr. announced the plea entered into on Oct. 28 before U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice.

 

According to court documents, Tyler Ulm, 24, created child pornography by sexually abusing a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old boy over the course of a year. He abused the two-year-old on at least five occasions at various locations in the Dayton area and the three-year-old at least twice at Ulm’s Dayton residence.

 

Ulm produced at least seven videos and 58 pictures of the sexual abuse.

 

The plea agreement contemplates a sentence of 50 years to life in prison. The plea is a global resolution that also involves state charges arising out of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.

 

Ulm pleaded guilty to two counts of producing and one count of distributing child pornography, as well as committing a felony offense involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender. He also accepted responsibility of his state charges, including two counts of rape of a person under 10 years of age, two counts of rape of a person under 10 years of age by force and two counts of gross sexual imposition of a person under 13 years of age.

 

Ulm was indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2018.

 

U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation of this case by the FBI and Dayton Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney SaMee Harden is prosecuting the federal case and Montgomery County Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Kelly D. Madzey and Jonathan W. Sauline are handling the state charges.

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DAYTON – A federal grand jury has charged Tyler Ulm, 23, of Dayton, with production and other crimes related to child pornography.

Law enforcement officials ask anyone in the public with information about other potential victims related to this case to contact the FBI at 513-421-4310.

Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Angela L. Byers, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the charges.

The indictment charges Ulm with seven counts of producing child pornography over the course of at least one year with at least two minor victims.

It is also alleged that Ulm advertised, distributed, received and possessed child pornography, as well as attempted to travel with the intent of engaging in illicit sexual conduct.

Finally, Ulm allegedly committed a felony offense involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender.

Producing child pornography is a crime punishable by 15-30 years in prison. Attempting to travel for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct is a crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Advertising child pornography carries a potential penalty of 15 to 30 years in prison. Distributing and receiving child pornography are each crimes punishable by five to 20 years in prison, and possessing child pornography carries a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Committing a felony offense involving a minor while being required to register as a sex offender adds 10 years in addition to any other sentence imposed.

U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation of this case by the FBI and Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), as well as Assistant United States Attorney SaMee Harden, who is prosecuting the case.

An indictment merely contains allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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