James Hayden McClelland, Child Pornography Distribution, Missouri 2014

Child Pornography Distribution Lands Billings Man 5 Years in Prison

James Hayden McClelland, a 22-year-old from Billings, Missouri, has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison without parole for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.

On May 19, 2014, McClelland pleaded guilty to the charges. Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his residence on August 16, 2012, and discovered videos and images of child pornography. McClelland admitted to using peer-to-peer file-sharing software to download the explicit material over the Internet.

Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher is prosecuting the case. The investigation was led by the Springfield, Missouri Police Department, the FBI, and the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The program marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

Missourians can visit www.usdoj.gov/psc for more information about Project Safe Childhood and Internet safety education resources.

According to the investigation, McClelland’s actions have resulted in severe consequences for the victims of child pornography. The exact number of victims is not specified in the report.

James Hayden McClelland, Defendant: 5 years in federal prison without parole, Crime: Receiving and distributing child pornography, City: Billings, State: Missouri, Date: August 16, 2012 (arrest), Date: May 19, 2014 (guilty plea), Sentence: 5 years in federal prison without parole.

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