Council Bluffs, Iowa – David Michael Morse, 55, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on July 24, 2025, to 180 months in federal prison for receipt of child pornography and possession of a firearm as a felon.
Public court documents reveal that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip indicating Morse’s account had been used to receive and upload images of child sexual abuse material. During a search of his residence, law enforcement seized Morse’s electronics and firearms.
A forensic examination of Morse’s phone confirmed his use of the device to obtain images and videos depicting child sexual abuse. Following his prison term, Morse must serve a five-year term of supervised release with no possibility of parole in the federal system. He was also ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.
The Southern District of Iowa’s U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal announced the sentence, which stems from an investigation involving multiple agencies including the Iowa Department of Public Safety – Cyber Crime Bureau, Council Bluffs Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation-Child Exploitation Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Task Force.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. For more information on Project Safe Childhood, visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Weapons
- Source: Official Source ↗
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