PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal grand jury in Portland has indicted a 69-year-old Hillsboro man on a federal charge alleging he possessed obscene visual representations depicting the sexual abuse of children.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, Daniel Bostwick, 69, is charged with one count of possession of obscene visual representations of child sex abuse.
Court documents allege that Bostwick was on state parole following a previous Oregon conviction for First-Degree Sexual Abuse and was subject to electronic device monitoring as a condition of his parole.
Authorities say that in April, two sexualized images of children were detected on Bostwick’s cellphone during device monitoring. Investigators later searched Bostwick’s cellphone and a thumb drive, where they allegedly recovered dozens of images depicting the sexual abuse of children that appeared to have been generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
Bostwick made his initial appearance Wednesday in U.S. District Court before a federal magistrate judge. He was arraigned on the charge, entered a plea of not guilty, and was ordered detained pending trial. A three-day jury trial is scheduled to begin on September 22, 2026.
If convicted, Bostwick faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of 20 years. He also faces a supervised release term of at least five years and up to life, as well as a possible fine of up to $250,000.
U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford for the District of Oregon announced the indictment.
The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mira Chernick is prosecuting the case.
Federal officials said the prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children through coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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