Jonathan D. Ross U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Troy Moseley, III of North Little Rock has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and handed down by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.
Moseley, age 26, was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 8, 2023, on charges including production, distribution, and possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to the production charge on July 22, 2025. In addition to his prison term, he will be subject to ten years of supervised release following his incarceration. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case began when Special Agents with the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that had been filed by Snapchat on January 28, 2023. The tip indicated that two videos depicting an adult male engaging in sexual acts with a minor female were uploaded to Snapchat on January 28 and January 29 of that year.
Investigators identified Moseley as the individual who uploaded these videos. On September 27, 2023, law enforcement obtained a search warrant for his residence; only residents had access to the Wi-Fi password at this location. Officers attempted to locate Moseley at his workplace; he fled but was apprehended later that day carrying a backpack containing three electronic devices as well as other personal items.
A subsequent search warrant allowed agents to examine these devices. On September 29, they found over one hundred images and videos containing child pornography and pictures of women taken without their knowledge in public places. One video showed Moseley following a woman in a department store while masturbating; another depicted him recording himself masturbating while focused on a photograph of a young girl. A third video—the basis for the production charge—showed Moseley exposing himself next to a sleeping two-year-old girl strapped into a car seat.
The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office and North Little Rock Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Kristin Bryant prosecuted the case.
“This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood,” according to information provided in connection with this prosecution initiative led by U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). “For more information about Project Safe Childhood,” authorities advise visiting www.projectsafechildhood.govLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the ‘external link’ icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.. Parents are encouraged to always monitor your children’s online activity.”
