GALVESTON, Texas – A 36-year-old Alvin resident has been ordered to federal prison for distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Keenan Edward Howe pleaded guilty Oct. 24, 2022, to the charges, which now have him facing a total 720-month-term of imprisonment. In handing down the prison terms, the court noted the egregious nature of Howe’s conduct.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown has sentenced Howe to 300 months each for the distribution and receipt convictions in addition to 120 months for possession of child pornography, respectively. They will run consecutively for a total 720-month-term of imprisonment.
In handing down the prison terms, the court reiterated the need for Howe’s sentence to reflect the offensive nature of his conduct. During his time in prison, Howe will serve the rest of his life on supervised release following completion of his prison term. He will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.
The 36-year-old was identified through an undercover online investigation in which Howe communicated with someone he believed to be a father with access to minor children. Throughout the conversation, Howe expressed his desire to drug and violently sexually abuse the children. He also discussed purchasing the younger minor child for the purpose of sexually abusing her.
Further communication revealed Howe also admitted to sexually abusing multiple minor victims. Law enforcement subsequently arrested Howe prior to a scheduled meeting with the “father.”
Two months before the conversations, Howe was previously released from prison for offenses involving the sexual abuse of a minor. It is clear that the justice system failed to keep this individual off the streets long enough to prevent further harm.
The FBI conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Luis Batarse prosecuted the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
PSC marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and identifies and rescues victims. For more information about PSC, please visit DOJ’s PSC page.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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