Shawano Man Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment for Production of Child Pornography

Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 20, 2026, Brandon M. Boogren (Age: 29) of Shawano, Wisconsin, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach to 180 months’ incarceration in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of Production of Child Pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2251(a).

According to court documents, in June of 2025, the FBI office in Green Bay was contacted by the FBI office in Houston alerting them that a search of a Texas suspect’s phone revealed videos of child pornography created and transferred by an individual in the Shawano, Wisconsin, area. The videos depicted a two-and-a-half-year-old child being sexually assaulted by Boogren at the request of an “online model” in Houston. The “online model” was, in fact, a man posing as a woman to “catfish” the defendant. 

At the sentencing hearing, Judge Griesbach described the defendant’s crime as “horrendous” and “extremely serious.” He further stated that Boogren’s criminal acts called for strong punishment. After his 15-year prison sentence, the defendant will serve 5 years on supervised release. He will further be required to register as a sex offender under state and federal law. 

This case was investigated by the Houston and Green Bay offices of the FBI with the assistance of the Shawano Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.

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.

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