A former teacher with D.C. Everest Area School District in Marathon County has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Madison to producing child pornography.
This is according to Timothy O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Travis Greil, 39, of Wausau pleaded guilty to producing video files that depict minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene.
Greil admitted that he used an iPad to make videos and take photos under students’ clothing, a practice called “upskirting.”
The investigation began in February 2020 when a student reported to the school liaison officer that she believed Greil had filmed up her skirt while she was standing near Greil’s desk.
Greil will be sentenced by a U.S. District Judge in August.
In the plea agreement with the United States, the parties have agreed that a sentence of at least 6 years in prison is the appropriate disposition of the case. He could be sentenced up to 20 years in federal prison.
The charge against Greil is the result of an investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation – Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of Crime Victim Services; Everest Metro and Wausau Police Departments; Marathon County Sheriff’s Office; Marathon County District Attorney’s Office; and the Wausau Police Department – Victim Resource Unit, with the assistance of the D.C. Everest Area School District. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elizabeth Altman and Chadwick Elgersma are handling the prosecution.
