A judge in Wisconsin has been charged on multiple counts of possessing child pornography, court documents show.
If convicted, each count carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum sentence of three years.
“The defendant is facing seven felony charges, which are representative of as many as 27 potential charges as described in the criminal complaint,” Wisconsin Prosecutor David Maas said.
Blomme is due back in court for his preliminary hearing on April 29.
In the meantime, he was released from prison after being assigned a signature bond.
While out on bond, Blomme has been ordered not to use social media or file-sharing apps online and is not allowed to have any unsupervised contact with children other than his own two adopted kids.
In a separate statement, the DOJ also announced they barred the judge from “exercising the powers of a circuit court judge in the State of Wisconsin” and ordered his salary to be “temporarily withheld.”
Blomme was elected last year in April for a spot on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court after defeating incumbent Paul Dedinsk.
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) gave a major endorsement to Blomme ahead of the primary.
“He is a former public defender who has dedicated his career to fighting for justice and equity,” the endorsement continues. “Brett is the change we need to help fix our broken criminal justice system.”
