SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 5, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A federal jury in Salt Lake City returned a guilty verdict against a repeat sex offender for the possession of child sexual abuse material.
Daniel David Egli, 50, of South Jordan, was indicted for possession of child pornography by a federal grand jury in June 2022. Egli’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 27, 2025, at 1 p.m. at the Orrin G. Hatch United States District Courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Egli was first convicted of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2004 and then again in 2010.
“In addition, he has had several violations of the conditions of his supervised release,” says a news release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, District of Utah.
“Most recently, in the spring of 2021, while Egli was serving another term of federal supervision, he again violated his conditions of release. During a routine check by his probation officer, law enforcement found Egli possessed an unauthorized laptop and smartphone. These unauthorized devices were seized, along with other unauthorized electronic devices.”
In May of 2021, a warrant was issued for Egli’s arrest, and he was taken into custody. A search of his residence at that time revealed additional unauthorized electronic devices. 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 United States Attorney Trina A. Higgins of the District of Utah made the verdict announcement. The case is being investigated by the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah is prosecuting the case.
