Christopher Scruggs, Child Pornography, Iowa 2018

A Dubuque man has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.

Christopher Scruggs, 50, formerly from Dubuque, Iowa, received the sentence on September 20, 2018, after pleading guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography on April 2, 2018.

Between 2009 and 2014, Scruggs admitted to receiving and possessing child pornography, which led to the charges against him.

Scruggs was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by Chief United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand to 151 months' imprisonment.

A special assessment of $200 was imposed, and he was ordered to make $21,500 in restitution, with most of this restitution going to several victims depicted in images he possessed.

Scruggs must also serve a five-year term of supervised release, and he must comply with all sex offender registration and public notification requirements.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, the Scott County Sheriff's Office, the Davenport Police Department, the Dubuque Police Department, and the Clinton County Sheriff's Office.

This case was brought as part of 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.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/former-dubuque-man-sentenced-over-twelve-years-prison-receiving-and-possessing-child