Okanogan County man gets 25 years for child sexual abuse material

SPOKANE — An Okanogan County man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after being convicted of producing child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington.

Daniel John Standley, 37, was sentenced Aug. 3 by U.S. District Judge Rebecca L. Pennell to 25 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. In addition to the prison sentence, Pennell imposed a lifetime term of supervised release and a $10,000 special assessment under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act, which provides funding for restitution to victims of child pornography offenses.

According to court documents, the investigation began June 1, 2024, when an 11-year-old child disclosed to a friend's mother that Standley had been molesting her. Law enforcement was notified, and during the investigation the child reported that grooming and sexual abuse had begun when she was about 5 or 6 years old.

Authorities executed a search warrant at Standley's residence in Okanogan, where investigators recovered sex toys described by the victim and several electronic devices. A forensic examination of those devices uncovered sexually explicit images and videos of the child, including a video more than 10 minutes long that investigators said showed the child being coached and coerced into performing sex acts, including oral sex on Standley.

The Okanogan County Prosecutor's Office also charged and convicted Standley on several counts of first-degree child molestation related to the investigation.

"Cases like this shine a light on some of the darkest acts in our community," First Assistant U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano said in a statement. "I am tremendously proud of the work this office and its law enforcement partners do to root out predators like Standley can no longer terrorize a child."

"Mr. Standley's crimes against this child were horrific," Acting Homeland Security Investigations Seattle Special Agent in Charge April Miller said. "His sentence will not fix the trauma he brought to this little girl, but it will keep him from harming anyone else for a very long time. HSI will not stop searching for and investigating those predators perpetrating acts like these."

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ann T. Wick prosecuted the case.