Kansas City Man Sentenced for Sharing Child Pornography
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for sharing child pornography over the internet and possessing more than 1,000 images and videos of child pornography, the Grimy Times has learned.
Dennis Bruce Bean II, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Bean to serve 15 years of supervised release following incarceration and to pay $16,000 in restitution to his victims.
Bean has been in federal custody since his arrest on April 5, 2024, and pleaded guilty to one count of transporting child pornography across state lines and one count of possessing child pornography on July 17, 2024. He has a prior felony conviction for criminal sexual conduct and has been required to register as a sex offender.
According to court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received three CyberTipline reports associated with Bean. In one of those reports, Google reported on Jan. 31, 2024, that approximately 1,442 files of child pornography had been uploaded to Bean’s Google Photos account during the prior two months.
On April 5, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Bean’s residence and found Bean hiding in the back yard. Officers seized two cell phones and a one terabyte thumb drive. Investigators found at least 100 images and videos of child sexual abuse or child erotica on the phones. The thumb drive had more than 1,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse and child erotica.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth W. Borgnino and investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the FBI as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Related Federal Cases
- Dennis Adlai Hernandez, Production and Attempted Production of Child Pornography, Missouri 2022 · Arkansas
- Dennis Adlai Hernandez, Child Pornography Offenses, Missouri 2025 · Kansas
- Steven Michael George, Distributed Child Pornography, Missouri 2023 · Kansas
- Anthony Moore, Receiving Child Pornography, Missouri 2024 · Kansas
- Donovan K. Munter, Possession of Child Pornography, Missouri 2024 · Kansas
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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