Jacob Samuel Yang, Child Pornography, Iowa 2025

Jacob Samuel Yang, a 36-year-old man from Tama, Iowa, has been charged with federal child pornography offenses, according to a recent indictment filed in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.

The indictment alleges that Yang distributed child pornography in March 2024 and received child pornography between September 2019 and February 2025. The indictment also alleges that Yang possessed child pornography on a hard drive between September 2019 and February 2025, and that he possessed child pornography on a cellular telephone between March 2024 and April 2024.

If convicted on all charges, Yang faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 80 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, and a lifetime term of supervised release following any imprisonment.

Yang appeared today in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was held without bond. Yang’s next appearance for trial is set for May 27, 2025.

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Devra T. Hake and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, the Tama Police Department, and the Marshalltown Police Department.

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