Craig T. Anderson, Child Pornography, Kentucky 2018

Pikeville Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Receiving Child Pornography

A 29-year-old man from Pikeville, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for knowingly receiving child pornography. Craig T. Anderson, 29, will serve 85 percent of his federal prison sentence, followed by a 25-year term of supervised release.

On December 28, 2017, United States District Judge David L. Bunning formally sentenced Anderson. The investigation into Anderson's activities was part of a nationwide operation conducted by the FBI.

Anderson previously admitted in federal court that in February 2015, he knowingly received images of child pornography by accessing The Onion Router (TOR) network and saving child pornography images in his "TOR Browser" directory. A forensic examination of Anderson's laptop computer revealed approximately 577 unique images of child pornography on his computer.

The FBI obtained a search warrant for Anderson's parents' residence and seized his computer as part of the investigation. Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Amy Hess, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly announced the sentence.

The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney David Marye. The investigation was conducted by the FBI.

Craig T. Anderson, a 29-year-old man from Pikeville, Kentucky, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for knowingly receiving child pornography. The sentence includes a 25-year term of supervised release. The conviction is a result of a nationwide operation conducted by the FBI.

This case serves as a reminder of the importance of protecting our children from those who would seek to harm them. The FBI will continue to work tirelessly to investigate and prosecute those who engage in child pornography and other forms of child exploitation.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/pikeville-man-sentenced-87-months-receiving-child-pornography