Kenneth Wayne Lorenz, Possessing Explicit Images of Children, California 2024

Rio Linda Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Possessing Explicit Images of Children

A Rio Linda man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for possessing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Kenneth Wayne Lorenz, 82, of Rio Linda, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta for possessing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

According to court documents, Lorenz came to the attention of law enforcement during an undercover operation in July 2024. Kevin Gipson, 60, of Oroville, a friend of Lorenz, responded to an undercover agent who had assumed the identity of a man who was interested in finding people to have sex with his 8-year-old daughter.

Lorenz admitted to law enforcement that he possessed the material on the two thumb drives and admitted that he viewed the material with his friends, including Gipson. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Sacramento Sheriff's Office, and the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Delaney prosecuted the case. This 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.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/rio-linda-man-sentenced-14-years-prison-possessing-explicit-images-children