SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Monett man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing cartoons that depicted child pornography.
Christjan Bee, 36, of Monett, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple to three years in federal prison without parole, followed by five years of supervised release.
The case began on Aug. 8, 2011, when Bee’s wife contacted the Monett Police Department, reporting that she had found files she believed to be child pornography on a computer used by her husband. Police officers executed a search warrant at Bee’s residence and seized his computer.
During the forensic examination of Bee’s computer, a collection of electronic comics, entitled ‘incest comics,’ were discovered on the computer. These comics contained multiple images of minors engaging in graphic sexual intercourse with adults and other minors. The depictions clearly lack any literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
Bee pleaded guilty to possessing an obscene image of the sexual abuse of children on Oct. 15, 2012. The original indictment, which charged Bee with receiving child pornography, was dismissed today as part of the plea agreement.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by the Southwest Missouri Cybercrimes Task Force and the Monett, Mo., Police Department.
Bee’s sentence is a result of his involvement in Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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- Michael Greinke, Child Pornography Distribution, Missouri 2014 · Kansas
- Sergio Antonio Dominguez-Gonzalez, Child Pornography Production, Missouri 2017 · Ohio
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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