ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A dark secret in Alaska’s Alaskan communities has been exposed as an Indiana man and an Anchorage woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce child pornography.
According to court documents, Darin Schilmiller, 25, a resident of Indiana, and Denali Brehmer, 22, of Anchorage, conspired to murder Cynthia Hoffman on or about June 2, 2019, while Schilmiller was residing in Indiana. While they were conspiring to murder Hoffman, they also conspired to coerce a minor victim to produce sexually explicit images, which Brehmer took and sent to Schilmiller via text message.
Schilmiller and Brehmer’s sentencing hearings will be scheduled by the court at a later date. The defendants face a mandatory-minimum 15-year term of incarceration on the child pornography charges. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This case is a grim reminder of the dangers of child pornography and the importance of holding offenders accountable. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to pursue justice on behalf of the victims of child pornography and protect the children of our Alaskan communities.
The FBI’s Anchorage Field Office and Anchorage Police Department investigated the case as part of the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Alexander is prosecuting the case.
Both Schilmiller and Brehmer now stand convicted for the multitude of crimes they’ve committed and the immeasurable trauma they’ve inflicted on the victims and their families. The FBI will aggressively continue to identify, investigate, and hold accountable those who exploit and abuse our most vulnerable.
Related Federal Cases
- Darin Schilmiller, Producing Child Pornography, Anchorage AK, 2023 · Alabama
- Oliver Stewart Reing, Child Pornography Production, Alaska 2020 · Indiana
- Darin Schilmiller, Conspiracy to Produce Child Pornography, Alaska 2023 · Indiana
- Emrah Eymez, Child Pornography Production, Missouri 2024 · Kansas
- Charles Neyhart, Child Pornography Crimes, Indiana 2010 · New York
Key Facts
- State: Alaska
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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