Darlington Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Receiving Child Pornography

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alan J. Liphart, 36, of Darlington, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 96 months in prison for receiving child pornography.  This term of imprisonment will be followed by 25 years of supervised release.  Liphart pleaded guilty to this charge on April 8, 2021.

On May 25, 2020, Liphart was taken into custody for violating a condition of his probation and a smart phone was seized.  Officers analyzed the phone and found text messages between Liphart and a then-14-year-old child from approximately five years earlier.  In one of the messages, he asked the victim to send a picture of their genitals and the victim complied.  Text messages also showed the defendant then traveled to meet the minor and paid the minor to engage in sexual conduct. 

Judge Conley noted that Liphart’s criminal history began when he was 15 years old and that he had a history of victimizing children dating back decades.  Judge Conley was also concerned that Liphart did not take his sex offender treatment seriously and that until he did, he remained a danger to the community. 

The charge against Liphart was the result of an investigation conducted by the Darlington Police Department, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, and Rock Island (Illinois) Police Department.  The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman.