Nicholas Vollertsen, 41, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 30 in federal court in Lincoln for one count of receipt of child pornography. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Vollertsen to a total of 84 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Vollertsen will begin a five-year term of supervised release and was ordered to pay $21,000 in restitution.
The case began after several cybertips were made regarding an online cloud storage company. The Nebraska State Patrol received a search warrant for the online account and found 111 files of child pornography depicting images and videos of prepubescent and pubescent children engaged in sexual acts. Further investigation identified Vollertsen as the suspect. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence and seized approximately 32 electronic devices; at least nine contained child pornography files. In total, law enforcement located 189,805 files containing child pornography on Vollertsen’s devices.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse by marshaling federal, state and local resources to locate offenders and rescue victims.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska advances community well-being through coordinated law enforcement efforts that safeguard residents, prosecutes federal crimes, handles civil cases for the U.S. government, collaborates with various agencies to enhance public safety, uses facilities in Omaha and Lincoln, serves the entire state, and is part of the U.S. Department of Justice, according to the official website.
The investigation was conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol.