A Sioux City, Iowa man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.
Anthony Michael Tucker, 35, was convicted by a jury of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography, and on May 16, 2024, received a prison term of 192 months.
According to the Department of Justice, evidence presented at trial showed that in January 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a Cybertip from Google that accounts belonging to Tucker contained over 85 images and seven videos of child sexual abuse material.
The images and videos included depictions of sadistic or masochistic conduct as well as prepubescent children and toddlers.
Tucker admitted to the content on his Google account during a video-recorded interview with an Iowa DCI agent, stating, ‘there’s more that I run across…those are just the ones I kept.’
Tucker had previously been convicted in 2010 for Lascivious Acts with a Child, having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old female.
United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand sentenced Tucker in Sioux City, ordering him to pay $3,000 in restitution to the victims of the offense, as well as $1,200 in additional fines and assessments.
Tucker must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after his prison term.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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