Former Middleton Police Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense

Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 10, 2026, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Myles S. Schumaker (age 26), to 60 months’ imprisonment following his conviction for Attempted Transportation of Child Pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(1) and 2252A(b)(1).

According to court documents and arguments presented in court, in November 2025, Schumaker, who was at that time a City of Middleton, Wisconsin, police officer and Marine reservist, used the internet to communicate with a minor located in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. The communications were sexual in nature and resulted in Schumaker traveling to a park and ride lot to meet the minor victim. He then proceeded to sexually assault the child in his vehicle. He continued to communicate with the minor and requested sexually explicit images and videos from the child, which would have constituted child sexual abuse material (child pornography). Judge Griesbach described the defendant’s crime as a serious criminal offense. He noted that the defendant’s actions were particularly alarming given his position in law enforcement. He cited a need to deter Schumaker and others from engaging in similar criminal behavior in the future. Judge Griesbach determined that a sentence of 5 years of imprisonment was an appropriate sentence. Following his release from federal prison, Schumaker will spend 5 years on supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender under state and federal law. This case was investigated by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.

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.# # #For further information contact:Public Affairs Officer Steve Caballero [email protected] us on X