COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On February 24, 2017, Daniel Logan Walden, 69, formerly of Glenwood, Iowa, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge Robert W. Pratt to 87 months in prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Walden was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release.
On October 7, 2016, Walden entered a guilty plea to a federal indictment charging him with possession of child pornography on or about May 9, 2014. The charge was the result of an investigation by the Glenwood Iowa Police Department for an allegation that Walden sexually assaulted a minor female. Law enforcement obtained a search warrant; during the May 9, 2014, search of Walden's residence, numerous images of child pornography were recovered, both in printed form and on computer-storage devices.
This investigation was conducted by the Glenwood Iowa Police Department, the Ralston Nebraska Police Department, the Mills County Attorney's Office, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Cyber Crimes Unit. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
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Learn more about this release by contacting Rachel J. Scherle at 515-473-9300, or by emailing her at Rachel.Scherle@usdoj.gov