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MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Paul Clement, 41, Bloomer, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 8 years in federal prison for transportation of child pornography.
This sentence will be followed a 20-year period of supervised release. Clement pleaded guilty to this charge on November 26, 2024.
Agents with the Department of Homeland Security – Homeland Security Investigations determined that on January 10, 2024, Clement uploaded thirteen files of child sexual abuse material to Google Photos, a file storage and sharing platform.
Agents also determined that Clement emailed three of these files to a second email address that he controlled.
The files consisted of videos depicting the sexual assault of girls between the ages of 8 and 12 by adult men.
Clement admitted in an interview with agents to receiving these kinds of videos on a social networking site geared towards sexual fetishes. He also admitted to using that networking site to roleplay sexual scenarios involving the sexual abuse of children.
At sentencing, Judge Peterson stated that Clement demonstrated “a real and enduring interest in children” and a significant sentence was warranted. Judge Peterson also highlighted Clement’s criminal history and history of inappropriate activity with children as aggravating factors. This includes a 2005 Wisconsin conviction sexual assault of a child.
The charge against Clement was the result of an investigation conducted by Department of Homeland Security – Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Taylor L. Kraus prosecuted this case.
This investigation was a part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. 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.
Last Update: Mar 13, 2025 10:40 am CDT
