‘Evan Robert Steinberg, Child Pornography, Iowa 2021

Iowa Man Sentenced to 200 Months for Child Pornography

Davenports Grimy Times reports that Evan Robert Steinberg, a 26-year-old Iowa City man, has been sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. This egregious crime has shaken the community and highlights the urgent need for continued efforts to combat the proliferation of child sexual exploitation.

According to public court documents, Steinberg received and distributed files containing child sexual abuse material. In December 2021, local law enforcement seized electronic devices during a search of Steinberg’s Iowa City residence. A forensic examination of the seized electronic devices revealed that Steinberg used the devices to solicit, receive, and distribute images and videos containing child sexual abuse material.

The investigation, led by the University of Iowa Police Department and the Joint Forensic Analysis Cyber Team, uncovered disturbing evidence of Steinberg’s crimes. His five devices contained hundreds of images and videos of child pornography, including prepubescent males, as young as under 1 year old, engaging in sex acts with adults. This is a reprehensible and heinous crime that warrants severe punishment.

Steinberg will serve a five-year term of supervised release after completing his prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system. He was also ordered to pay $8,000 in assessments.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

The sentencing of Evan Robert Steinberg serves as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of child pornography and the importance of continued vigilance in the fight against this heinous crime.

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