Jeffrey T. Pachl, Child Pornography Distribution, Missouri 2016

A Holt, Mo., man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison without parole for sharing child pornography over the Internet.

Jeffrey T. Pachl, 54, of Holt, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs on [DATE]. He pleaded guilty on July 25, 2016, to attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet.

Pachl admitted to using peer-to-peer file-sharing software to share images of child pornography over the Internet. An FBI agent identified Pachl’s computer as making child pornography available for other users to download and FBI agents executed a search warrant at his residence on April 18, 2014.

Agents seized two desktop computers, an external hard drive and seven USB drives from the residence. Investigators found more than 27,000 images and more than 300 videos of child pornography on the USB drives.

Several dozen images of child pornography were located on the computers and external drive, including images of bondage and torture, many of prepubescent victims. Evidence was located related to extensive Internet browsing of files indicating access to hundreds of files of possible child pornography.

Pachl also used an alias to communicate with females via Facebook. Investigators discovered numerous messages with females, most of whom appeared to be under the age of 18. Pachl discussed sexual photos with most of the females and asked for additional photographs from many of them.

Under the terms of his plea agreement, Pachl must pay restitution to six victims who have petitioned for restitution from every person who received or possessed pictures of their childhood sexual abuse. Pachl must pay $5,000 in restitution to each victim, or $3,000 to each victim if he can pay within 30 days.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine A. Connelly. It was investigated by the FBI.

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