SANTA ANA, CALIF
An Orange County man surrendered to federal law enforcement Tuesday to face criminal charges that he traveled out of state to have sex with six-year-old and produce child pornography, officials stated.
Daniel Seibert, 28, of Lake Forest, was arrested by special agents with Homeland Security Investigations, officials stated.
Seibert has agreed to plead guilty to a three-count information charging him with production of child pornography, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and use of a facility of interstate commerce to induce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
According to his plea agreement, between March 29, 2019 and April 2, 2019, Seibert traveled from California to Michigan to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a victim who was 6 years old.
The victim’s mother attempted to render the victim unconscious by using over-the-counter drugs before having Seibert engage in sex acts with the victim, according to court documents.
Images later recovered during a search depicted his abuse of the victim. The victim’s mother is facing multiple child sexual abuse charges in Oregon state court.
Seibert also admitted to traveling to Utah in December 2018 and again in May 2019 to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 14-year-old victim that he had met on the Internet.
Law enforcement also found more than 180 images and 19 videos of child exploitation images found during the November 2019 search of his residence.
Seibert is facing up to 75 years in federal prison. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, officials stated.