A district judge sentenced Christopher L. Collins, also known as “Beetlejuice,” to an additional 224 months of federal imprisonment after he admitted to producing hand-drawn child sexual abuse material while incarcerated at FCI-Marion, according to a July 14 announcement. Collins, 42, pleaded guilty to two counts of Production of Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children and one count of Possession of Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children.
In March 2025, a corrections officer at FCI-Marion discovered 11 hand drawings depicting adults sexually assaulting children estimated to be between six and twelve years old. Court documents indicate that Collins admitted to creating these drawings and distributing them to other inmates.
United States Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft said, “Christopher Collins is a serial child sex offender who continues to produce images of his grotesque fantasies of adults raping young children. We are determined to add as much prison time as the law allows to his already lengthy sentence to ensure he never has access to children in the community ever again.”
Collins is currently serving a 240-month sentence at FCI-Marion with two prior felony convictions related to child pornography from cases in the Southern District of Iowa in 2008 and 2019. The new sentence will run consecutively with his undischarged time from his 2019 conviction.
FBI Springfield Field Office Special Agent in Charge Ryan Presley said, “Collins’ actions demonstrate a continued pattern of exploiting children, even while incarcerated. The FBI remains committed to identifying and disrupting all forms of child exploitation, whether committed in our communities or from within prison walls.” Bureau of Prisons Director William K. Marshall III added, “Inmate Collins’ actions are disgraceful and show a vile disregard for the safety and dignity of children… The Bureau of Prisons will never tolerate predatory behavior toward children and will always ensure offenders face the full consequences of the law.”
The investigation was led by FBI-Marion and the Bureau of Prisons; Assistant U.S. Attorney David Sanders prosecuted the case. This prosecution was part of Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation.