Jason M. Wilds, Receiving Child Pornography, Nebraska 2013

A federal judge in Omaha, Nebraska, has sentenced Jason M. Wilds, 34, to five years in prison for receiving child pornography, a crime that continues to plague the nation.

"The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, Senior United States District Court Judge, handed down the sentence in federal court, noting that there is no parole in the federal prison system," said a source close to the case.

After his release from prison, Wilds will begin a 10-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender, a requirement that can have long-lasting effects on one's life.

Wilds was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $10,000 to four victims whose images were among those in his collection.

"The investigation began when investigators with the FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force were conducting undercover investigations looking for individuals sharing child pornography," said the source.

Three videos of child pornography, each involving children as young as 3 and no older than 8 involved in sexual acts with adults, were found to be available for sharing on Wilds' computer.

On March 20, 2013, a federal search warrant was executed at Wilds' apartment, and a video of child pornography was found on his cell phone.

A search of his computer revealed more than 300 images of child pornography and four videos that had recently been deleted.

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 by the federal government.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/omaha-man-sentenced-5-years-prison-receiving-child-pornography