An Omaha man has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for his role in the receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Brian I. Gonzalez, age 44, was sentenced on October 18, 2024, in federal court in Omaha for the receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. handed down the sentence, which includes no parole in the federal system. After Gonzalez’s release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.
Gonzalez was also ordered to pay a $1,500 assessment pursuant to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018 (AVAA).
The investigation began in August of 2023, when the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force received CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that a Google User uploaded possible child sexual abuse material on three dates in March of 2023.
Law enforcement obtained a search warrant to view the images in the CyberTips and confirmed the images portrayed child sexual abuse material depicting children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The IP address associated with the CyberTips resolved to the residence Gonzalez shared with his parents.
Law enforcement executed a search warrant on Gonzalez’s Google account and located images of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. On November 15, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Gonzalez’s residence in Omaha and seized his devices for forensic examination.
Forensic examination and analysis of Gonzalez’s electronic devices located approximately 350 visually unique media files depicting child sexual abuse material, which included 19 videos. These media files included prepubescent children as young as infant and toddler age engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
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 by the U.S. government. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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.
Key Facts
- State: Nebraska
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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