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Child Pornography

Sep 28, 2017

Vinehout wrote letter defending child porn defendant

Democratic candidate for governor Kathleen Vinehout is defending a character reference letter she wrote for a legislative attorney found guilty of possessing child pornography.

Sep 7, 2017

BENCH BLOG: Court finds tip from social media is same as from citizen informant

Is a tip to law enforcement from Tumblr.com equivalent to a tip from an anonymous police informant or a tip from an identified citizen informant?

Aug 1, 2017

Internet providers’ porn tips good enough for warrants

An appeals court says internet service providers' child pornography tips are reliable enough to justify search warrants.

May 16, 2017

State lawmakers want to crack down on child porn requests

Two Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin say it's not against state law to solicit sexually explicit photographs of children but clearly should be.

Oct 26, 2016

BENCH BLOG: No restitution for mother of child-porn victim

In a case that lies at the intersection of child-pornography law and restitution law, the Court of Appeals concluded that the mother of a victim of child pornography could not obtain restitution from an offender.

Oct 5, 2016

Court says mom can’t get restitution in child porn case

A mother doesn't deserve restitution from a man convicted of viewing pornographic photos of her young daughter because she didn't lose income as a result of his actions, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Apr 5, 2016

How a spy probe wound up as a child pornography prosecution

FBI agents investigating a potential data leak at Boeing obtained a secret warrant to search the home computers of a company manager in California for evidence they hoped would connect him to Chinese economic espionage.

Dec 2, 2015

Appleton man indicted for distributing child pornography

A federal grand jury has indicted an Appleton man for possessing and distributing child pornography.

Nov 5, 2015

BENCH BLOG: Child porn case pushes new justice’s work into limelight

On the same day that Rebecca Bradley was appointed to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals released her first appellate opinion that has been recommended for publication.

Jun 18, 2015

Madison man gets 8 years in prison for child porn charge

A Madison man accused of trading child pornography with others will spend eight years in federal prison.

Apr 9, 2015

Man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

A Wisconsin man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court in Maine to transporting child pornography.

Feb 2, 2015

Milwaukee man sentenced to 19 years on child porn, drug charges

A Milwaukee man who police consider a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for child pornography and keeping a drug house.

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