By Shereen Siewert
A Wausau man will spend three years in prison after his conviction on charges related to a Homeland Security investigation.
Kyle L. Wickersham faced 10 charges of child pornography possession after he uploaded images to his phone using a popular social media app. The charges were filed in September 2019 in Marathon County Circuit Court against Wickersham, who also lists a Rhinelander address.
Police say Wickersham, 35, used the KiK Messenger app to upload and exchange photos and videos of child pornography with another user. Kik has been identified by police around the country as being used by sex predators. The app is free and works on iPhones, Androids, Windows Mobile devices and Kindles.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Child Exploitation Investigations Unit locates new child sexual abuse material on the internet and refers cases to the country that the abuse is believed to be occurring in for further investigation.
He was granted five days credit for time served while awaiting trial.