The anti-ICE rioter who allegedly sank his teeth into federal law enforcement officers during a protest at Delaney Hall last week was previously accused of distributing child pornography.
The New Jersey US Attorney’s Office charged Brendan John Geier, 26, with assaulting federal officers and causing bodily injury, for allegedly “kicking and biting” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers outside the Newark detention center, leaving them with “horrific wounds,” according to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Geier, of Madison, NJ, was previously charged with sexual abuse of children related to the dissemination and possession of child pornography, the Justice Department confirmed to The Post.
Geier’s mugshot from his 2019 arrest on charges related to the distribution of child pornography. Berks County District Attorney
Berks County (Pa.) Detectives began investigating Geier after receiving a tip about suspected child porn being uploaded through Skype from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in September 2018, according to the county district attorneys office.
Investigators linked seven digital images of suspected child pornography to an IP address belonging to Geier, who was then a 19-year-old student at Kutztown University.
Authorities later found “numerous digital images of suspected child pornography” on a laptop and iPhone seized from Geier’s dorm room, the DA said at the time.
Second-degree felony child porn charges were filed against Geier on March 12, 2019. He was let out of jail on a $25,000 bail, court records show.
In 2021, Geier pleaded guilty to a lesser, third-degree felony charge of criminal use of a communication facility.
He was sentenced to two years probation, ordered to have “no contact with anyone under the age of 18” and undergo “sex offender evaluation and treatment.”
Anti-ICE activists have been protesting outside Delaney Hall for days amid allegations the conditions inside the facility are inhumane. Stephen Yang for NY Post
Geier describes himself as a “shut in” with “high-functioning autism” who enjoys “spending most of his time alone in his room,” in a website he created in 2024 which is largely devoted to Japanese animation and rock music.
He faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars and $250,000 fine if convicted of the assault charge.
An attorney listed for Geier did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Geier is accused of biting and kicking federal officers during a riot outside Delaney Hall on Thursday night. DAGToddBlanche/X
“As alleged in the Justice Department’s complaint, this violent rioter savagely bit an ICE law enforcement officer outside of Delaney Hall,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. “The Trump Administration will always stand with our law enforcement officers.
“Anyone who assaults a law enforcement officer will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Geier appeared before Magistrate Judge Cari Fais on Friday and was released with location monitoring, a curfew and prohibited from returning to Delaney Hall, according to the DOJ.
“This defendant’s court appearance is a clear step toward justice after 21 individuals were arrested for assaulting federal officers at Delaney Hall from May 26-29,” ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations’ Newark acting Field Office Director Arthur Wilson Jr., said in a statement.
“Instead of peacefully protesting, rioters blocked ICE officers conducting their lawful duties, ignored repeated lawful commands and threatened violence,” Wilson Jr. continued. “Our brave ICE officers risked their lives to protect everyone present inside and out of Delaney Hall and we will continue to pursue charges against agitators and ensure violent offenders have real consequences.”
