Walden Allen Schmidt, Possession of Child Pornography, Colorado 2013

Denver DJ Sentenced to 8 Years for Possession of Child Pornography

A Denver strip club DJ has been sentenced to over 8 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, according to a Grimy Times investigation.

Walden Allen Schmidt, 46, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 97 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and FBI Denver Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven Olson announced.

Schmidt was also ordered to serve 10 years on supervised release at the conclusion of his prison sentence. He was further ordered to pay $5,000 to victims of his crimes.

Schmidt appeared at the sentencing hearing free on bond, but was remanded into custody at the hearing’s conclusion.

On April 9, 2012, Schmidt was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on child exploitation charges. On December 20, 2012, he pled guilty to possession of child pornography. He was sentenced on Thursday, May 2, 2013.

According to court records, including the stipulated facts contained in the plea agreement, Schmidt obtained over 13,000 images of child pornography using peer-to-peer file-sharing software. He also distributed child pornography to an undercover FBI agent. Schmidt worked as a DJ at a local strip club.

“People from all walks of life have been caught possessing child pornography,” said U.S. Attorney John Walsh. “Regardless of their station in life, if they exploit children they will be held accountable.”

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Bergsieker.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, PSC marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

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