Omaha Man Sentenced to 360 months for Production of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Daron J. Brown (Brown), age 34, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 23, 2025, in federal court in Omaha, for production of child pornography.  United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Brown to 360 months’ imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system. After Brown’s release from prison, he will begin a lifetime term of supervised release.

On October 29, 2023, a school social worker reported concerns about minor victim’s relationship with an adult male to a school resource officer (SRO).  Through investigation, the SRO learned minor victim became involved with Brown after Brown contacted minor victim via Facebook. Brown told minor victim he was 19 years of age, going on 20.  At the time, Brown was a 33-year-old registered sex offender after being convicted in 2018 of Criminal Attempt, First Degree Sexual Assault in Douglas County District Court, Douglas County, Nebraska.  Others close to minor victim also expressed concern about minor victim’s relationship with Brown.

While investigating, law enforcement seized Brown’s cell phone, and a cell phone Brown gave minor victim. On Brown’s phone, investigators located 532 images and 250 videos depicting Brown and minor victim engaged in sexually explicit conduct.  Many images and videos were consistent with images and videos located on the phone taken from minor victim.  Investigators also located sexually explicit images of minor victim, which were taken as screenshots during a Facetime call between Brown and minor victim.  Brown knew minor victim to be under 18 years of age.

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 Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division's 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.

This case was investigated by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.