Brian G. McAtee, Possession of Child Pornography, Nebraska 2025

Omaha Man Sentenced to 103 Months for Possession of Child Pornography

Brian G. McAtee, 43, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced for his involvement in the possession of child pornography.

According to a federal court ruling, McAtee was found guilty of possession of child pornography. United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that McAtee was sentenced on June 24, 2025, in federal court in Omaha.

Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced McAtee to 103 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After McAtee’s release from prison, he will begin a seven-year term of supervised release.

McAtee was also ordered to pay restitution of $27,000 to nine identified victims. This amount totals $3,000 for each of the victims.

The investigation into McAtee’s crimes began on January 5, 2023, when Discord, Inc. made two reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) indicating a Discord user uploaded images depicting child pornography. The IP address associated with the CyberTip resolved to an Omaha residence where McAtee resided.

Nebraska State Patrol Investigators contacted McAtee at his Omaha residence on January 31, 2024. McAtee agreed to speak with investigators and acknowledged using Discord. McAtee admitted having child pornography on his cell phone and voluntarily provided the phone to investigators.

McAtee possessed at least 696 child pornography image files and 115 child pornography video files. The files included pornographic images and videos involving prepubescent children, including infants and toddlers, adults having sex with children, and depictions of sadomasochism.

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.

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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