Sex Offender Indicted on Production of Child Pornography Charges

Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 8, 2024, a federal grand jury issued an indictment alleging that Robert D. Nytes (age: 49) of Kossuth, Wisconsin, produced child pornography and that he did so as an individual required to register as a sex offender in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and 2260A.

According to the indictment, on or about February 25, 2023, Nytes used and employed a minor child "to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction." Nytes was previously convicted of Second Degree Sexual Assault of a Child on two separate occasions in Sheboygan County Circuit Court. If convicted of production of child pornography, Nytes faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years' imprisonment and up to a lifetime term of imprisonment. He also faces a mandatory consecutive ten year term of imprisonment if he is convicted of producing child pornography as a person who is required to register as sex offender. He may also be fined up to $250,000 and will continue to be required to register as a sex offender under state and federal law.

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.

This case was investigated by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office. 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 his guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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