Iowa police officer indicted on child porn charges resigns

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  — A Belle Plaine police officer resigned Friday morning after being indicted on child pornography charges.

KCRG reports, Jared Daily, 34, is charged with distribution, receipt and accessing of child pornography.

If convicted, Daily faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 60 years of imprisonment, a $750,000 fine, $102,300 in special assessments and at least 5 years and up to life on supervised release following any imprisonment.

The indictment, unsealed Sept. 3 in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids, alleges that, between January and June 2020, Daily knowingly distributed child pornography, received child pornography, and accessed child pornography on a cell phone.

Daily appeared on Sept. 9 in federal court in Cedar Rapids for a detention hearing and was released on bond. Daily’s next appearance for trial is set for Nov. 2.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.

KCRG reached out to the Belle Plaine Police Department for comment, but were told the department does not have a statement to make at this time.