Milana Doné
RACINE — A 29-year-old Caledonia man was sentenced three years of incarceration Tuesday in connection to child pornography possession charges.
Nicholas Wotnoske, a former school janitor, was charged in July 2024 with six counts of sexual exploitation of a child and 15 counts of possession of child pornography.
He was found guilty of three counts of child pornography possession in February, and the remaining counts were dismissed but read in to the court record.
Wotnoske also was ordered to serve three years of extended supervision, and the court imposed a $500 surcharge for each of 21 images, according to online court records.
According to previous Journal Times reporting, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office announced Wotnoske’s arrest July 8, 2024, identifying him as a second-shift janitor in the Racine Unified School District.
Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Michael Luell said investigators did not believe any RUSD students or other local children were alleged victims in the case, and that the accusations against Wotnoske were unrelated to his employment.
RUSD spokeswoman Stacy Tapp said in July 2024 that the school district had placed Wotnoske on unpaid administrative leave.
The district hired Wotnoske as a building engineer in 2021, and Tapp said there had been no complaints about him.
“We were extremely concerned to learn of these charges,” she said.
According to RCSO, the Internet Crimes Against Children unit intercepted photos and video of child pornography “in relation to” a residence in Caledonia.
Investigators reportedly found about 44,000 illegal images in Wotnoske’s possession and RCSO said he allegedly admitted to possessing child pornography.
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