Mankato Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography

ST. PAUL - United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Alex James Wall, 39, of Mankato, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography. Wall's change of plea hearing was before U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank on August 18, 2026. Wall will be facing a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison.

According to court documents, between April 14, 2023, and March 6, 2025, Wall attempted to entice and coerce a 14-to-15-year-old girl to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce child pornography.

"There is no higher priority for my office than to protect vulnerable children. Today's guilty plea is an important step towards justice for the child victims and their families," said United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.

"Alex Wall, a registered sex offender, again sexually abused and exploited a child and recorded that abuse for his own purposes," said FBI Minneapolis Field Office Special Agent in Charge Christopher D. Dotson. "Any child sexual abuse is abhorrent, but offenses committed by repeat offenders are particularly deserving of the significant consequences for these crimes under federal law. This investigation demonstrates that the FBI and our partners are dedicated to finding justice for child victims and their affected families."

This case was the result of an investigation by the Mankato Department of Public Safety, FBI, with assistance from other law enforcement partners.

Assistant United States Attorney David M. Classen is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorney's Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.