22-05-2025
Omro alderman charged in federal court with distributing child pornography
An Omro alderman was charged in federal court May 1 with distribution of child pornography.
Jason Reeves, 43, of Omro, is accused of uploading a video depicting child pornography through the messaging application Kik, according to court records.
Reeves resigned from the city council following his arrest. Omro Mayor Steve Jungwirth said Reeves sent a letter of resignation to the Omro City Council, which was approved by the council May 6. Jungwirth declined to comment further.
As of May 7, the City of Omro's website does not include Reeve's information and lists one council position as vacant.
Reeves was held in Brown County Jail until May 7, when he was released on home detention, records indicate.
If convicted, Reeves faces a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison.
The following information is from a criminal complaint:
In December 2024, an analyst from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce contacted the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office regarding a CyberTip received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children from the messaging application Kik. Kik reported that a video of child pornography had been uploaded and shared in a private message between two users on October 16, 2024.
The investigation tied the IP address that uploaded the video to Reeves, at a home on the 100 block of East Ontario Street in Omro.
On May 1, investigators from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office and an FBI agent executed a search warrant at the home. When they made contact with Reeves, investigators informed him they were serving a search warrant for child pornography. An investigator asked Reeves if he knew some information about that, and Reeves replied "probably."
Reeves was the only family member home at the time. He said he did not want to answer questiosn until he spoke with an attorney.
During their search of the home, investigators found a computer that had a folder on the desktop which drew their attention. They also located a notebook containing several usernames and passwords, including for the same email address associated with the Kik Cybertip.
Investigators took the computer, multiple cell phones, tablets, laptops, computer towers, thumb drives and SD cards to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office for extraction.
This story was updated to add new information.
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This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Omro alderman faces federal child pornography charge
