WICHITA–A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday in Wichita charging a northwest Kansas man with producing child pornography, according to acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.

Brett Nolan Cico, 31, St. Francis, Kan., was charged with two counts of producing child pornography and two counts of committing a felony involving a minor while registered as a sex offender.

The indictment alleges that on Jan. 15, 2016, Cico took pictures of a 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in Sherman County, Kan.

If convicted, Cico faces a penalty of not less than 15 years and not more than 30 years on each count of production, and 10 years to be served consecutively on each of the other counts. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart is prosecuting.

Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.