KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- A man from Dayton, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 324 months in prison for distributing child pornography, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Jonathan Eugene Loper, 29, pleaded guilty in February 2015 to a federal grand jury indictment based on his trading child pornography with an individual residing in Canada in 2012 and his posting of child pornography on Internet websites for downloading in 2013.
Loper’s sentence was enhanced due to a prior conviction in Rhea County, Tennessee, for attempted aggravated sexual battery of a minor. Following his release from prison, Loper will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for a term of 25 years and will be required to register with the sex offender registry in any state in which he resides, works, or attends school.
The investigation was conducted by the Knoxville Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Morris represents the United States.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Jonathan Eugene Loper, 29, of Dayton, Tennessee, was sentenced to 324 months in prison for distributing child pornography. This crime included trading child pornography with an individual residing in Canada in 2012 and posting child pornography on Internet websites for downloading in 2013.
Defendant: Jonathan Eugene Loper. Criminal Charge: Distributed child pornography. City and State: Knoxville, Tennessee. Exact Date: Not specified (February 2015 guilty plea). Sentence: 324 months in prison and 25 years of supervised release. Required to register with the sex offender registry in any state in which he resides, works, or attends school.
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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