Adam Westbrook (Photo courtesy Sauk County Jail)
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Sept. 23 jury trial was scheduled Monday for former Outagamie County Human Resources Director Adam Westbrook, who faces federal charges of producing child pornography.
Westbrook faces a federal child pornography count for allegedly taking and sharing videos of a pre-pubescent boy while at a Sauk County hotel in January.
According to the one-page indictment, Westbrook: “knowingly distributed a visual depiction using any means or facility of interstate and foreign commerce, and the production of such visual depiction involved the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and the depiction was of such conduct. Specifically, Westbrook used Snapchat to send two videos… of Minor A engaged in sexually explicit activity.”
During a hearing Wednesday, the two-day trial was scheduled, as were other pre-trial deadlines and dates, court records show.
Westbrook was originally charged in Sauk County but those were dismissed after federal authorities decided to charge him.
According to the state’s criminal complaint, Westbrook is accused of recording four videos of a naked prepubescent male child. The criminal complaint says the child was engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the videos. Authorities say the videos were taken at a hotel in Lake Delton at the at the end of January.
The investigation into Westbrook began earlier this month, following the arrest of Preston Kite. Kite, a Racine County sheriff’s deputy, was taken into custody in early February for indecent exposure after exposing himself to someone in a public restroom.
Kite is facing possession of child pornography, five counts of child sexual exploitation, lewd and lascivious behavior, disorderly conduct and bestiality.
As for Westbrook, he resigned from his job with Outagamie County following his arrest.
He was also a paid volunteer with both the Menasha and Kaukauna school districts, directing kids in school produced musicals. In light of his arrest, those districts say he is no longer involved with their programs.
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