SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A South Jordan man was found guilty of possessing child pornography on Monday, marking his third such conviction.
Daniel David Egli, 50, was found guilty of possession of such material on Monday, Nov. 4, by a federal grand jury. Egli was convicted two times previously, once in 2004 and again in 2010, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah.
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According to the evidence presented during the trial, Egli violated his terms of supervised release and possessed pornographic material, which led to the June 2022 federal charge.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said during a routine check with his parole officer, authorities found an unauthorized laptop computer and phone, and those devices were seized from the home.
In May of 2021, a warrant for Egli’s arrest was issued and a search of his residence found more unauthorized devices in his home.
“Further investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Intermountain West Regional Computer Forensic Lab of the electronic evidence demonstrated that Egli had accessed, viewed, and possessed nearly 500 images of child sexual abuse material, which led to the June 2022 federal charge,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
This case was one of several that was part of “Project Safe Childhood,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The project is part of what the Attorney’s office says is “a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.”
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Egli’s sentencing is scheduled for February 27, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in Salt Lake City.