A Neshoba County man has been sentenced to more than fifteen years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, officials announced.
Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon and Robert Eikhoff, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson Office, confirmed the sentencing.
Court documents indicate that Brandon Keith Farmer, 23, recorded himself engaging in sexual contact with a female minor. The incident took place in July 2024 within the Pearl River Community on the Choctaw Indian Reservation.
Farmer received a sentence of 182 months in federal prison. Upon release, he will be under supervised release for twenty-five years. He was also ordered to pay $3,000 to the Child Pornography Victims Reserve Fund established by the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018.
The investigation was conducted by the Choctaw Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brian K. Burns and Kevin J. Payne.
