Oshkosh Sex Offender Indicted on Federal Child Sex Offenses
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 16, 2025, a federal grand jury issued a four-count indictment alleging that on two different dates in September of 2025, Dustin K. Gildemeister (Age: 39) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, distributed obscene visual depictions of the sexual abuse of children in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1466A. The indictment also alleges that he did so as an individual required to register as a sexual offender in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2260A.
If convicted of one of the distribution of obscene depictions charges, the defendant faces a mandatory minimum 15-year and a maximum of 40 years’ imprisonment. Should the jury find he committed one of those charges while required to register as a sexual offender, the defendant faces an additional mandatory 10 year-sentence that must be imposed consecutive to any other sentence. The defendant may also be required to pay a fine of up to $250,000 and faces a mandatory term of 5 years on supervised release and a maximum term of life on supervised release.
The defendant is alleged to be on the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry based upon his convictions in 2015 in the Winnebago County Circuit Court for child exploitation and possession of child pornography.
This case was investigated by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections. It will be 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.
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