Calvin M. Eriksen, Distribution of Child Pornography, Wisconsin 2025

Brookfield Surgeon Indicted for Distribution of Child Pornography: A Brookfield, Wisconsin man has been charged with distributing child pornography, a federal crime that carries a mandatory minimum of 5 years imprisonment and a maximum of 20 years imprisonment, along with a fine of up to $250,000 and registration as a sex offender under state and federal law.

Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on August 12, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Calvin M. Eriksen, age 47, with distribution of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(2)(A) and 2252A(b)(1).

The 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.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and West Palm Beach, Florida, and by the City of Brookfield Police Department. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Megan J. Thomas.

An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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