Former Reno Nurse Receives 84 Months for Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material

RENO – A former registered nurse received an 84-month prison sentence Wednesday for sending and receiving child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

U.S. District Judge Anne R. Traum imposed the term on the Reno man along with 15 years of supervised release. The government had recommended 151 months in prison followed by lifetime supervision, per the DOJ release dated May 14, 2026.

The defendant admitted to the conduct involving the exchange of child sexual abuse material. The case was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

The sentence alters the defendant's status from pretrial to immediate incarceration at a federal facility. Supervised release will begin upon completion of the prison term and runs for a fixed 15-year period rather than the lifetime term sought by prosecutors. The judgment takes effect immediately following sentencing on May 14, 2026.

Downstream, the Bureau of Prisons must designate a facility and calculate release date accounting for good-time credit. The U.S. Probation Office will prepare for 15 years of post-release monitoring that includes restrictions on internet access, proximity to minors, and mandatory treatment programs.

The conviction triggers sex-offender registration requirements under federal law, which the defendant must maintain in any future state of residence. Federal authorities retain the ability to pursue additional charges if further victims or distributors surface from forensic review of the defendant's devices.

This sentencing concludes one matter within the Justice Department's ongoing enforcement against the production, receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The department has brought hundreds of similar cases annually in federal district courts, typically charging violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252 and 2252A.