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13 Years for Child Porn Kingpin
A Morganton man has been sentenced to 13+ years in federal prison for transporting child pornography.
Martin Lee McGee, 32, was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison today for transporting child pornography, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
According to court records and today’s sentencing hearing, in April 2020, law enforcement were alerted to an individual, later identified as McGee, using Snapchat to upload child pornography. A forensic analysis of the seized devices and information revealed that McGee possessed more than 13,500 images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Some of the child pornography in McGee’s extensive collection depicted minors as young as toddlers engaging in sadistic and masochistic conduct. On October 6, 2021, McGee pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography.
McGee is currently in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the federal Bureau of Prisons Upon designation of a federal facility. In addition to the prison term, McGee was ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release, to register as a sex offender, and to pay a $100 special assessment, a $5,000 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (JTVA) assessment, and a $35,000 Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act (AVAA) assessment.
U.S. Attorney King commended the FBI and the Newton Police Department for their investigation of the case, and thanked the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance. Assistant United States Attorneys Cortney Randall and Nick J. Miller prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS).
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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