A 28-year-old man from Lake Forest, California, has been arrested and charged with traveling out of state to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors and producing child pornography, including with a 6-year-old victim.
Daniel Seibert, 28, was taken into custody this morning by special agents with Homeland Security Investigations and is expected to make his initial appearance tomorrow afternoon in United States District Court in Santa Ana.
According to his plea agreement, between March 29, 2019 and April 2, 2019, Seibert traveled from California to Michigan to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a victim who was 6 years old. The victim’s mother attempted to render the victim unconscious by using over-the-counter drugs before having Seibert engage in sex acts with the victim, according to court documents. Images later recovered during a search depicted his abuse of the victim.
Seibert also admitted to traveling to Utah in December 2018 and again in May 2019 to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 14-year-old victim that he had met on the Internet.
Law enforcement also found more than 180 images and 19 videos of child exploitation images found during the November 2019 search of his residence.
Once Seibert pleads guilty to the three child exploitation charges, he will face a statutory maximum sentence of 75 years in federal prison. This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Daniel H. Ahn and Jake D. Nare of the Santa Ana Branch Office.
The mother of the 6-year-old victim is facing multiple child sexual abuse charges in Oregon state court.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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