Benny L. Butler, Child Pornography, Illinois 2024

A Chicago man has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for sharing child pornography online.

Benny L. Butler, 36, possessed more than 2,800 videos and more than 7,600 images of child pornography on multiple electronic devices.

Butler in 2017 shared several videos and images with users of Chatstep, an anonymous online chat room service.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood on Tuesday. Butler pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of transportation of child pornography.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley A. Chung, Butler not only possessed a staggering amount of child pornography but also distributed, downloaded, and traded it with others online.

Butler was ordered to pay $47,000 in restitution to the known victims depicted in the child pornography he shared.

He was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison, followed by 20 years of court-supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/chicago-man-sentenced-more-15-years-sharing-child-pornography