Wisconsin sex offender charged with child pornography | Wisconsin Law Journal

Gregory J. Haanstad, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 8, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Robert D. Nytes, 49, of Kossuth, Wisconsin, with producing child pornography He did so as a person 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 creating a visual display.”

Nytes was previously convicted twice in Sheboygan County District Court of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

If convicted of producing child pornography, Nytes faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years and up to life in prison.

He also faces a mandatory 10-year consecutive prison sentence if convicted of producing child pornography as a reportable sex offender.

He also could be fined up to $250,000 and must still register as a sex offender under state and federal law.

This case was filed as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in May 2006. 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 over the Internet to track and identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated by the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office. The charges are being brought by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.