SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A former youth pastor has been bound over for trial for child pornography possession charges. 53 year old Calvin Gideon waived his preliminary hearing in Sheboygan County Court Tuesday and entered pleas of not guilty to the 15 counts he faces.
Law enforcement connected Gideon to downloading underage pornographic videos and pictures following an undercover investigation that started in July. At first he denied the allegation, but later admitted to having done such activities for about a decade and having laptops, flash drives and storage devices at a cabin in Sturgeon Bay that he claims has up to 1,000 child porn items.
He remains in custody and could get up to 25 years in prison if found guilty on each charge.