Manitowoc Resident Indicted on Child Obscenity, Production of Child Pornography, and Commission of a Felony Sex Offense by a Registered Sex Offender
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 17, 2026, Brandon M. Lemerond (Age: 20) of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was indicted on two counts of Obscene Visual Depictions of the Sexual Abuse of Children in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1466A, a count of Production of Child Pornography in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2251(a), and three counts of Commission of a Felony Sex Offense by an Individual Required to Register as a Sexual Offender in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2260A.
The indictment alleges that the violations occurred on various dates in July 2025. If convicted of the child obscenity offense, Lemerond faces a mandatory minimum15 years’ imprisonment and up to 40 years’ imprisonment. The production of child pornography charge carries a mandatory minimum 25 years’ imprisonment and up to a maximum of 50 years in federal prison. If convicted of committing a new criminal offense against a child while on the sex offender registry, the defendant must be given a mandatory 10 years’ imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence. He may also be fined up to $250,000 and must serve from 5 years to a lifetime on supervised release.
This case was investigated by the City of Manitowoc Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.
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 his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
This 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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