United States of America v. Troy Schaden

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with purchasing child abuse material (CSAM).

Troy Schaden (age: 43), a nurse from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, purchased Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) from an individual in the United Kingdom. After reviewing electronic devices seized during the execution of a search warrant at Schaden’s home, law enforcement discovered that Schaden also distributed images of CSAM to users on an application called Teleguard between February 2025 and March 2025. Some of those images depicted the abuse of infants and toddlers.

At his sentencing hearing, Judge Ludwig described Schaden’s offense as very serious and one that perpetuated the abuse of children. Upon completion of his federal prison sentence, the defendant will spend five years on supervised release. He also will be required to register as a sex offender under state and federal law.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Megan J. Thomas.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 78 months in prison.