Man Seeking Incest Pornography Faces Felony Charges

A former Waukesha man who was caught with child pornography on his computer told a Waukesha detective he found the files while searching for mother-daughter pornography, according to a criminal complaint.

Steven A. Christiansen, 31, of Oconomowoc, faces up to 45 years initial confinement in prison and $300,000 in fines if convicted of three counts of possessing child pornography.  He was charged on Friday in Waukesha County Circuit Court. Christiansen was released from jail on $1,500 bail.

A Waukesha detective was investigating the sharing of child pornography and located an IP address suspected of sharing child pornography, according to the complaint. Officers executed a search warrant on Tuesday, just before Christiansen planned to move out of the Riverwalk Drive apartment.

Investigators located 60 images containing child pornography on the computer, the complaint states.

 Christiansen admitted to finding the child pornography files while searching for mother-daughter incest pornography, adding that he watched the videos to see if there was a mother involved in the pornography, according to the complaint.