Kansas City Man Guilty of Child Porn Possession
A Kansas City, Mo. man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing an extensive collection of child pornography on his computer. Colin J. Michael, 35, of Kansas City, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple to a federal information that charges him with possessing child pornography.
By pleading guilty today, Michael admitted that he was in possession of child pornography on Aug. 20, 2014. Michael must forfeit to the government an Apple iMac computer and a Hitachi hard drive, which were used to commit the offense.
An officer with the FBI Dallas Child Exploitation Task Force identified Michael’s computer on Feb. 16, 2014, as sharing child pornography over the Internet via peer-to-peer file-sharing software. The officer downloaded 2,749 files of possible child pornography from Michael’s computer.
On Aug. 20, 2014, Kansas City FBI Task Force officers executed a search warrant at Michael’s residence. They seized his computer and hard drive from his home office. Investigators found 1,200 photos and 80 movies containing child pornography on Michael’s computer and computer media.
Under federal statutes, Michael is subject to a sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Luna. It was investigated by the FBI Dallas Child Exploitation Task Force and the FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force (Kansas City). The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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