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Milwaukee Capitol officer child porn charge
Timothy McCormack, 49, of Oconomowoc, Milwaukee sector patrol sergeant with the Wisconsin Capitol Police, faces one count of possession of child pornography.
MILWAUKEE - Timothy McCormack, 49, of Oconomowoc, Milwaukee sector patrol sergeant with the Wisconsin Capitol Police, faces one count of possession of child pornography.
On Aug. 12, a Wisconsin DOJ special agent was assigned to investigate a CyberTipline report from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an image of child porn was downloaded in March. Investigators obtained the IP address. On Aug. 9, a subpoena for records was submitted to the internet provider, and investigators obtained the subscriber's name, Tim McCormack, along with his address in Oconomowoc.
A search warrant was executed at McCormack's home on Aug. 17.
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The next day, investigators obtained a flash drive containing data from McCormack's laptop. Prosecutors say a single image "consistent with child pornography" was found on his laptop at his home. Further investigation of the image revealed it was one picture of a collage of 15 pictures, six of which were "consistent with child pornography, depicting infants and children involved in a sex act."
McCormack made his initial appearance in court Aug. 19 and received a $100,000 signature bond.
A Capitol Police spokeswoman issued this statement to FOX6 News:
"Timothy M. McCormack was hired as a full-time sergeant with Capitol Police in May 2019. Prior to that, he was with the Wisconsin State Patrol.
He has since been placed on unpaid administrative leave."