Man pleads to child porn charges, faces years in prison

By BILL SCHANEN IV

Ozaukee Press staff

A 21-year-old Town of Fredonia man pleaded no contest to three counts of possessing child pornography in Ozaukee County Circuit Court last week.

Two additional counts of possession of child pornography filed against Jamie X. Schalk in 2021 were dismissed as part of a plea agreement but read into the record, which means Judge Sandy Williams can consider them when she sentences him on June 15.

District Attorney Adam Gerol is recommending that Schalk be sentenced to five years in prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision.

The investigation that led to Schalk’s arrest began in April 2021 when the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation forwarded to the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office a tip from an internet service provider that a user had uploaded or transferred child pornography.

Authorities traced the user’s IP address to Schalk, whose home they searched on July 21, 2021.

When confronted by deputies, Schalk admitted to looking at and storing child pornography on his electronic devices. He said he knew the images involved children, which aroused him, according to a criminal complaint.

An inspection of Schalk’s cell phone and iPad revealed numerous pornographic images of children, including three that were part of a series showing a boy believed to be between the ages of 7 and 10. In two of the images, the boy is with men, the complaint states.

Two other images found on Schalk’s devices that were cited in the complaint show boys thought to be between 7 and 10 and 5 and 7, according to the complaint.

Schalk remains free in lieu of $5,000 bail.

 

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