(WFRV) – A Wisconsin surgeon was sentenced to multiple years behind bars for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), commonly referred to as child pornography.
According to a release from Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Calvin Eriksen of Wauwatosa was sentenced by United States District Judge Brett Ludwig.
The charges stemmed from multiple cybertips to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) over user accounts on the app Kik containing CSAM, prompting investigators to search Eriksen’s home and workplace.
Multiple search warrants revealed that Eriksen had CSAM, including images depicting the sexual abuse of infants and toddlers. Eriksen also spoke online with an undercover officer posing as the mother of an 8-year-old, repeatedly expressing interest in sexually assaulting the child.
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“We have no higher priority in the criminal justice system than to protect children,” Schimel said via the release. “We will continue to devote substantial resources to catching and punishing those who steal their innocence.”
Judge Ludwig called the actions disturbing, also ordering him to spend seven years on supervised release.
