Children's court judge arrested on child porn charges

A judge in Milwaukee County assigned to children’s court has been charges with possessing child pornography, facing claims he uploaded 27 videos and images, including some from a county building.

Judge Brett Blomme also was the head of an organization that runs the local Drag Queen Story Hour for children, noted the Gateway Pundit.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported a 44-page search warrant said investigators alleged Blomme, using the name “dommasterbb,” uploaded the videos and images of child porn, including two from government offices.

Blomme, 38, was taken into custody by agents of the state Division of Criminal Investigation after their investigation tracked uploads through the Kik messaging app.

Chief Judge Mary Triggiano declined to discuss the case.

“Due to the ongoing investigation and pending case, I am unable to comment,” she explained in a statement obtained by the newspaper. “Judge Blomme’s court calendar will be covered by another judge as needed.”

Before his election to the post in 2020, Blomme was the head of the board of zoning appeals for Milwaukee, appointed to the post by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

He was also the CEO and president of the Cream City Foundation, which provides grant money to LGBTQ groups in the Milwaukee area.

The foundation runs the Drag Queen Story Hour in Milwaukee. The events in public libraries feature drag queens who read books to young children.

The Journal Sentinel described Blomme as a “longtime LGBTQ activist” who also managed “major gifts” at the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.

He boasted, during his election campaign, of his “progressive” credentials, running against an incumbent appointed by conservative former Gov. Scott Walker.

Blomme was released from jail on his signature and has been ordered to stay off social media and file-sharing services. He is not allowed near any children, except the two that he adopted with his husband.

The Gateway Pundit noted the Cream City Foundation, as of early Thursday morning, had scrubbed all articles and mentions of him from its website. The links were still cached by Google’s search engine and his role remained on his LinkedIn page.

A LinkedIn profile described the judge as an officer for the foundation, stating he “has nearly 15 years of experience in philanthropy, community organizing, law and nonprofit management.”

He left the foundation to become a judge last year.

The Journal Sentinel reported defense lawyer Christopher Van Wagner said during a court hearing that Child Protective Services was involved with the current placement of Blomme’s two adopted children.

Blomme been suspended without pay from all judicial responsibilities by the state Supreme Court.

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