Dylan Koerner, Distribution of Child Pornography, Connecticut 2020

A local man has been charged with distributing child pornography in Connecticut, using a popular messaging app to solicit and distribute the explicit content.

According to court documents, 29-year-old Dylan Koerner of New Britain waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography in October 2020.

Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the court proceeding before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton occurred via videoconference.

Between July 2019 and October 2019, Koerner, posing as a teenager on Kik, an internet mobile application, solicited child pornography from Kik users who he believed to be minor females.

He also distributed images and videos of child pornography to other Kik users.

Analysis of Koerner's cell phone and an external hard drive seized from him in October 2019 revealed approximately 121 unique images and nine unique videos depicting child pornography.

Judge Arterton scheduled sentencing for December 14, 2020, at which time Koerner faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

Koerner is currently released on a $100,000 bond pending sentencing.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/man-admits-using-kik-solicit-receive-and-distribute-child-pornography