How Could You? Hall of Shame-Daniel G. Lomeli UPDATED

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Waukesha, Wisconsin, foster parent Daniel G. Lomeli,45, was charged on June 28, 2013 with “numerous counts of child pornography, admitting to police that he had downloaded hundreds of images and videos depicting children involved in sexual acts.” His charges are “one count sexual exploitation of a child and 10 counts possession of child pornography.” The sexual exploitation charge is a C felony. The other charges are D felonies.

“He is being held on a $30,000 cash bail, with a condition of release being that Lomeli was not allowed to bring, “anymore foster children into his home,” according to online court documents. It was not clear in the records how many children were fostered by Lomeli. Nobody was available for comment from either the District Attorney’s Office or the Waukesha City Police Department.

According to the complaint, Waukesha City Police discovered during an undercover investigation that Lomeli had allegedly uploaded a child pornography video to a popular file sharing program.

The video depicts a child nude from the waist down being fondled by a an adult male, according to the complaint.

A search of Lomeli’s home, located at 2025 Oaklawn Ave., revealed that Lomeli had at minimum 180 videos and several hundred images of child pornography stored on various electronics, the complaint reads. Several videos depicted men performing sexual acts on boys and girls identified as victims by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Lomeli told police that he was not attracted to children, but got involved out of curiosity, according to the complaint.

Lomeli could face 290 years in prison and $1.1 million in fines if convicted.

Lomeli’s expected to appear again in court on July 8.”

Foster father charged with possessing child porn

[Living Lake Country 7/1/13 by Steve Garrison]

A search of the online public court records of Wisconsin shows that his next hearing is scheduled for August 29, 2013.

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Update: “A 45-year-old Waukesha man accused last summer of possessing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography was sentenced April 24 to three years prison.

Daniel Lomeli …will be required to register as a sex offender and will serve three years extended supervision after his release from prison. He will also be required to perform 60 hours of community service and was ordered to pay $1,018 in court fees.

Lomeli was charged June 28 with one count of child sexploitation and 10 counts of possession of child pornography. He faced an effective life sentence if convicted on all counts.

Lomeli was held in Waukesha County Jail on a $30,000 cash bond until Aug. 8, when his bail was reduced to $15,000. Lomeli was not allowed to bring foster children into his home while on bail, according to court records.

Assistant District Attorney Brian Juech prosecuted the case. He said last year that there was evidence that Lomeli’s family had taken in foster children in the past.

Lomeli pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in January, and the other counts were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. The three-year prison sentence was the minimum sentence allowed for the offense.

Judge Michael Bohren handed down the sentence.

According to the criminal complaint, Waukesha police discovered during an undercover investigation that Lomeli had uploaded a child pornography video to a popular file-sharing program.

A search of Lomeli’s home revealed that he had at minimum 180 videos and several hundred images of child pornography stored on various electronics, the complaint states.

Lomeli told police in the complaint that he was not attracted to children, but got involved out of curiosity.”

Waukesha foster father sentenced for possessing child porn[Waukesha Now 4/28/14 by Steve Garrison]