Public School Teacher Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

MINNEAPOLIS – A Mankato man has been indicted for using a messaging app to distribute and receive child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

According to court documents, between October 14, 2023, through January 29, 2024, Daniel John Janke, 54, used Kik, a messaging and chat application, to send and receive images and videos containing child sexual abuse material.

The indictment charges Janke with one count of distribution of child pornography and three counts of receipt of child pornography. Janke made his initial appearance on August 29, 2024, in U.S. District Court before Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily A. Polachek is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.