Jeffrey H. Ernisse, Producing Child Pornography, Wisconsin 2023

A Wisconsin man has been charged with producing and possessing child pornography, as well as engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in the Philippines.

Jeffrey H. Ernisse, 61, is currently incarcerated at the Red Granite Correctional Institution in Wisconsin for state offenses related to child exploitation.

A grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin indicted Ernisse on two counts of producing child pornography, two counts of producing child pornography outside of the United States, one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in the Philippines, and one count of possessing child pornography.

According to the indictment, on or about March 10, 2015, and then again on or about April 7, 2015, Ernisse used a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.

Between approximately June 17, 2014, and approximately April 11, 2015, Ernisse engaged in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in the Republic of the Philippines.

On or about December 18, 2015, Ernisse possessed child pornography.

The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The investigation is being led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the cooperation of the Sheboygan Police Department.

U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger for the Eastern District of Wisconsin is prosecuting the case, along with Trial Attorney William M. Grady of the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS).

This investigation is a part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/wisconsin-man-indicted-producing-child-pornography-outside-united-states