Lucas J. Lacy, a 40-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for accessing with intent to view visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The sentencing took place on August 20, 2025, before United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher in Omaha. Lacy will also serve a five-year term of supervised release after completing his prison sentence. Federal sentences do not allow for parole.
Lacy has prior convictions related to child pornography offenses. In February 2009, he was sentenced in the District of Nebraska for receipt and distribution of child pornography, receiving a sentence of five years’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release. Later, in July 2018, he was sentenced for failure to register as a sex offender and received an additional sentence of 18 months’ imprisonment and ten years of supervised release.
The most recent charges stem from a search conducted by the United States Probation Office at Lacy’s Omaha residence on November 22, 2021. During this search, officers found two unauthorized cellphones; one contained at least one image classified as child pornography. Further analysis revealed that the phone had at least sixteen internet searches associated with child pornography.
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods commented that the case is part of Project Safe Childhood, which was launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to address child sexual exploitation and abuse nationwide through coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local agencies (https://www.projectsafechildhood.gov). "Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims," according to information provided about the initiative.
The investigation was carried out by the Omaha FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.
