A Storm Lake man has been convicted of possession of child pornography after a two-day trial in federal court in Sioux City. Forty-two year-old Denny Hinkeldey was convicted of six counts of possession of child pornography. The jury returned the verdict after about one hour of deliberations.
The evidence at trial showed law enforcement agents searched Hinkeldey’s residence on October 11th, 2007, and found him in possession of a computer and computer disks with images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Hinkeldey will remain in custody while a presentence report is prepared.
No date has been set for his sentencing. Hinkelday faces up to ten years in prison on each count and up to $250,000 in fines.