A Davenport man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for his role in producing and receiving child pornography.
Keith Allen Shrum, 32, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 210 months in federal prison for production and receipt of child pornography.
According to court documents, Shrum admitted to sexually abusing a child, producing child pornography related to that abuse, and receiving child pornography over the internet.
Shrum came to the attention of law enforcement after sexual text messages between Shrum and the minor victim were discovered. Shrum initially denied any inappropriate contact with the child, but eventually admitted to law enforcement that the abuse had been ongoing for approximately one year.
During the execution of search warrants, Shrum was found to be in possession of thousands of images of child pornography dating back to 2016.
Following Shrum’s prison sentence, he will be required to serve a ten-year term of supervised release and register as a sex offender.
The case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa as part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s ‘Project Safe Childhood’ initiative.
Project Safe Childhood is a nation-wide effort to combine law enforcement investigations and prosecutions, community action, and public awareness in order to reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation of children.
Any persons having knowledge of a child being sexually abused are encouraged to call the Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline at 1-800-284-7821.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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