Grant County Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Attempted Enticement of Minor and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky sentenced Grant County resident Christopher L. Feck to 264 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted enticement of a minor and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The conviction triggers mandatory sex offender registration and supervision requirements that will restrict Feck's movements and online activity for life after release.
wral.comLEXINGTON, Ky. — Christopher L. Feck, 43, of Grant County, Kentucky, received a 22-year prison sentence May 8, 2026, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky for attempted enticement of a minor and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
Feck pleaded guilty to one count of attempted enticement of a minor under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) and one count of distribution of child sexual abuse material under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). The charges stemmed from his online communications in which he sought to persuade a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl to meet for sex and from his transmission of explicit images and videos depicting minors.
The sentence includes 22 years of incarceration followed by lifetime supervised release. Under the terms of supervised release, Feck must register as a sex offender, submit to computer monitoring, and face restrictions on contact with minors and access to the internet. The court also ordered forfeiture of devices used in the offenses.
The case forms part of federal efforts to prosecute individuals who use digital platforms to target children. Convictions under these statutes carry mandatory minimum sentences and require defendants to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act upon release. Feck must begin serving the sentence immediately.
This sentencing concludes an investigation that identified concrete victims and evidence of distribution. The Department of Justice has pursued similar cases involving online enticement and material distribution, with defendants facing prison terms that range from 10 years to life depending on the volume of material and number of victims.
Federal law mandates that those convicted under these statutes face lifelong collateral consequences including residency restrictions near schools and public notification of their status.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky handled the prosecution. The original charges were brought after federal agents identified Feck through undercover operations and digital forensics that recovered both chat logs and transmitted files.
Primary sources: U.S. Department of Justice · U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Kentucky
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