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St. Charles County Man Sentenced to 4+ Years in Prison for Downloading and Sharing Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man from St. Peters, Missouri to four and one-half years in prison for downloading and sharing child pornography via a variety of social media apps.


Holly Springs Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges

Wayne Kenneth Dare, 41, of Holly Springs was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison followed by 10 years supervised release for receipt of child pornography. Dare pled guilty to the offense.


Criminal Prosecutions Significantly Increase Under Leadership of United States Attorney Will Thompson during Fiscal Year 2022

United States Attorney Will Thompson had a momentous first year as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Southern District of West Virginia.


Las Vegas Man Guilty of Conspiring to Advertise the Distribution of Child Pornography Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Alexander D. Pennington, 35, of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been sentenced by United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to 30 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, on child pornography charges. Pennington was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,000.


Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Crime

Christopher Stephen Taylor, 52, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to possession of prepubescent child pornography.


Summerville Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Cameron Dyer, 30, of Summerville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.


Passaic County Man Admits Producing Child Pornography and Online Enticement

A Passaic County, New Jersey, man admitted producing one or more images of child sexual abuse and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Lawton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crimes, Witness Tampering

A Lawton man was convicted in federal court for attempting to entice an undercover police officer whom he believed was a minor and for enticing a 12-year-old child to send sexually explicit pictures of herself, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Atlantic City Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 135 months in prison for possessing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Central California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Abducting and Sexually Abusing an Oregon Minor He Met Online

A Mariposa, California man was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison today after he abducted and repeatedly sexually abused an Oregon minor he met online.


Hardin County Man Guilty of Child Pornography Violations

A Silsbee man has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Melrose Man Indicted for Child Pornography Offenses

A Melrose man has been indicted in connection with possession and receipt of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


Omaha Man Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Gregory Lukassen, 50, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for distribution and receipt of child pornography.


Omaha Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Pornography Receipt and Distribution

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jame Rodriguez-Ramirez, 21, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for receipt and distribution of child pornography.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 15 Years For Sexual Exploitation of Children

A registered sex offender living in Dearborn who sought and obtained a sexually explicit image from a minor was sentenced to fifteen years in Federal prison for sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


Fremont Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Child Pornography

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jorgen Johannssen, 24, of Fremont, Nebraska, was sentenced today for distributing child pornography. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Johannssen to 10 years of imprisonment.


Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense

James Matthew Hargens, age 37, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on December 15, 2022, to 121 months in prison following his plea of guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison for the Sexual Exploitation of Two Minor Girls to Produce Child Pornography

Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Dennis James Harrison, age 40, of Rocky Ridge, Maryland, to 45 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for the sexual exploitation of children to produce child pornography, related to the sexual exploitation of two minors who were between the ages of 10 and 12 at the time of the abuse. Chief Judge Bredar also ordered that, upon his release from prison, defendant Harrison must continue to register as a sex offender in the places where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”).


Former Children's Museum Director Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography

A New York man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for transporting multiple items of child sexual abuse into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


New York Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Transporting Child Pornography into New Jersey

A New York man was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for transporting multiple items of child sexual abuse into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.