MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Wenzel, 58, Beloit, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. This prison term will be followed by 20 years of supervised release. Wenzel pleaded guilty to this charge on October 28, 2015.
On March 26, 2015, members of the Rock County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Wenzel’s residence after receiving a report that he had a video camera hidden in his bathroom. Among the items seized were DVDs and mini VHS tapes. Officers viewed these items and found eight videos of Wenzel sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl who appeared to be drugged. They also found videos of adults that had been recorded by the camera hidden in the bathroom.
In addition to his term of imprisonment, Judge Crabb ordered that Wenzel’s home be forfeited to the government, because that is where he committed and filmed the assaults. The property is valued at approximately $260,000.
The charge against Wenzel was the result of an investigation conducted by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman.