Former Louisville Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

LOUISVILLE, KY – Yesterday, a former middle school teacher in Louisville, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to multiple child pornography charges.

According to court documents, Jordan Fautz, 40, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of child pornography, two counts of distribution of the obscene visual representation of child sexual abuse, one count of production of the obscene visual representation of child sexual abuse, and one count of possession of child pornography.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office made the announcement.

Agents found material depicting child sexual abuse on Fautz’s computer and cell phone. Fautz used an online chatting application to distribute child sexual abuse material to an undercover law enforcement officer. Fautz also produced and distributed photoshopped images depicting minors’ faces on the bodies of people engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Sentencing is scheduled for March 19, 2025. The minimum penalty is 5 years in prison, and the maximum penalty is 120 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. If the plea agreement in the case is accepted by the court, the defendant will be sentenced to serve 19 years and 7 months in prison.

There is no parole in the federal system.

This case is being investigated by the FBI.

Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Spencer McKiness is prosecuting this case.

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.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

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