Illinois Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

A 32-year-old Illinois man has been indicted on charges of child pornography. Daniel Allen Janowiak, Delavan, Ill., was charged with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography.

Janowiak’s indictment, filed today in federal court, alleges that on May 29, 2008, while residing in Minnesota, he knowingly possessed one or more images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. It also alleges that on May 15, 2008, Janowiak knowingly received similar visual depictions that were transported via a computer. Janowiak later moved to Illinois. If convicted, Janowiak faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the receipt count and 10 years on the possession count. All sentences are determined by a federal district court judge. This case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Brainerd Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Erika R. Mozangue.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a national initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, PSC 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 PSC, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.