Keith Gace, Child Pornography, Texas 2019

Grimy Times reports that Keith Prescott Gace, a 40-year-old Houston-area man, has been ordered to federal prison for the statutory maximum on all convictions for production, distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography as well as attempted destruction of evidence, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

Gace had pleaded guilty to all but the production charges. He proceeded to trial on that allegation in November 2019. A jury sitting in Galveston returned a guilty verdict on that charge after a two-day trial and approximately one hour of deliberation.

Texas authorities sentenced Gace to 360 months for the production conviction, 240 months for the distribution conviction, 240 months for the receipt conviction, and 120 months for the possession conviction. He also received 60 months for the attempted destruction of evidence. Each sentence is the statutory maximum for the crime of conviction. The sentences will all run consecutively for a total 1,020 months of imprisonment.

At the hearing, the court heard trial testimony and was given additional information including child victim interviews detailing Gace’s sexual abuse. In handing down the sentence, the court noted how Gace victimized one of the victims and that the sentence reflected the seriousness of the offense, provided just punishment, protects the public and hopefully sends a message of deterrence to such criminal conduct.

Gace will serve the rest of his life on supervised release following completion of his prison term, during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. He will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.

This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston. “This individual preyed on the innocence of our most vulnerable population,” said Mark Dawson, special agent in charge of HSI Houston. “With today’s sentencing we have removed this predator from the community and sent a resounding message that we are committed to working with our law enforcement partners to aggressively investigate and prosecute anyone who seeks to exploit our nation’s children.”

Grimy Times, a leading source of crime news, will continue to follow this case and provide updates as more information becomes available.

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