Frank Joseph Kurtz, Distributing Child Pornography, Kansas 2023

An Overland Park man has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography on the internet, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Frank Joseph Kurtz, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography. In his plea, he admitted that an investigation by the Israeli National Police first identified emails in which Kurtz used the alias “Lisayearning46” to send child pornography to another person.

The FBI in Kansas followed an electronic trail to Kurtz, who registered with Yahoo under the name “Lisa Lewis” and used photos he found on the Internet as his profile picture.

Kurtz is scheduled for sentencing July 10. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 97 months in federal prison.

Beall commended the FBI, the Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Flannigan for their work on the case.

Kurtz, a resident of Overland Park, Kan., is set to face justice for his crimes. The guilty plea is a significant step in holding individuals accountable for their actions.

The case serves as a reminder of the importance of online safety and the need for vigilance in preventing the spread of child pornography.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/overland-park-man-pleads-guilty-distributing-child-pornography