A man accused of trying to coordinate unsettling acts online is now facing federal charges, with investigators outlining a timeline that spans more than a year.
A Nevada man made his initial appearance in court on Friday, March 27, to face allegations of attempting to coerce children to produce sexually explicit content and receiving child sexual abuse material.
As alleged in the indictment, between about Jan. 6, 2023, and about May 29, 2024, Carl Schilbe attempted to order and coordinate the live streaming of the sexual abuse of children. Between about April 18, 2024, and about April 19, 2024, Schilbe received child sexual abuse material.
Schilbe is charged with three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of receipt of child pornography. If convicted, the maximum statutory penalty is 30 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Eddy Wang for Homeland Security Investigations made the announcement.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Afroza Yeasmin of the District of Nevada and Trial Attorney McKenzie Hightower of the Justice Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section are prosecuting the case.
Officials said the case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The effort brings together federal, state, and local resources to identify victims and investigate and prosecute people accused of exploiting children through the internet.
