A Hoopeston (IL) man, 27-year-old Dalton M.C. Burmeister has been indicted on charges of child sexual exploitation and trafficking of child pornography. The indictment alleges that in September 2020, Burmeister exploited children under the age of six to engage in sexual activity. Prosecutors said he then created an image of the conduct and that he trafficked images of child pornography.

Burmeister was held in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. The charges are the result of investigation by the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The 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 Department of Justice.

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