Menasha Man Charged With Production of Child Pornography and Obscenity Crimes
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 23, 2025, Zakaria H. Adam (age: 20) of Menasha, Wisconsin, was charged in a criminal complaint with production of child pornography and transfer of obscene matter to a minor in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and 1470.
According to the criminal complaint, between April 15, 2025, and April 24, 2025, Adam began communicating via a popular social media application with a 13-year-old minor in upstate New York. Zakaria sent sexually explicit images of his genitalia to the child and convinced the child to send sexually explicit images in return.
If convicted of the production of child pornography charge, Zakaria faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years of imprisonment. The charge also carries up to a $250,000 fine and a minimum of 5 years and up to life of supervised release. The transfer of obscene matter to a minor charge carries up to 10 years of imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, and up to 3 years of supervised release. A conviction on either charge would also require Adam to register as a sexual offender.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Green Bay Resident Agency. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.
A criminal complaint 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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