Muskego Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
Justin D. Kagerbauer, 47, of Muskego, Wisconsin, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor and distribution of child pornography.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 28, 2026, 8:17 p.m. ET
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Aug 28, 2026, 8:17 p.m. ETFirst report
Muskego Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
On August 26, 2026, Justin D. Kagerbauer, 47, of Muskego, Wisconsin, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The announcement was made on 2026-08-28. Kagerbauer had pleaded guilty to two federal felonies: attempted interstate or foreign travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, and distribution of child pornography.
According to court documents, from March 2025 through late November 2025, Kagerbauer communicated with an individual in the United Kingdom, expressing intent to travel there to sexually assault a nine-year-old girl. During those communications, he also distributed a video depicting child sexual abuse material. The individual was actually an undercover law enforcement agent.
Following his prison term, Kagerbauer will serve five years of supervised release. The case was investigated by law enforcement in the United Kingdom and Homeland Security Investigations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Abbey M. Marzick. It was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006.
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