Covington Man Sentenced for Sending Child Sexual Abuse Material Over Internet
A Covington man received a 20-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material via the internet. The conviction triggers mandatory sex-offender registration and restitution to victims upon release.
tvinsider.comCOVINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge sentenced a Covington man to 240 months in prison on June 3, 2026, for sending child sexual abuse material through the internet, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
The defendant, identified in the Justice Department release, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography. The sentence includes 10 years of supervised release following imprisonment and lifetime registration as a sex offender. The court also ordered restitution to identified victims.
The case originated from an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and local law enforcement that uncovered the defendant's online distribution activity. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Kentucky handled the prosecution.
The 20-year term reflects the statutory mandatory minimum for distribution offenses involving prepubescent minors. Prior to sentencing, the defendant faced a potential maximum of 20 years under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). The new status means the defendant will serve the full term minus any good-time credit before beginning supervised release, during which any violation can return him to prison.
Downstream, the sentence activates mandatory participation in sex-offender treatment programs as a condition of supervised release. It also requires the defendant to forfeit any devices used in the offense. Federal authorities must now update the national sex-offender registry upon his eventual release.
The restitution order compels the defendant to pay identified victims through the Justice Department's victim notification system, with collections continuing through probation.
This sentencing is the latest in a series of Eastern District of Kentucky child pornography distribution cases prosecuted under the same statutes. The Department of Justice has pursued similar internet-distribution cases nationwide following the 2022 reauthorization of the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act, which expanded restitution requirements for victims depicted in distributed material.
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