A 19-year-old Winston-Salem man, Kierre Anthony Cutler, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for distributing child pornography in North Carolina. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of North Carolina announced the sentencing today.
According to court records, the Winston-Salem Police Department executed a search warrant on Cutler’s personal devices in October 2022, where they discovered over 700 images of child pornography. In April 2023, acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the WSPD executed a search warrant on a Discord account associated with Cutler and found it had been used to upload and distribute an image depicting sexual exploitation of an infant under one year of age.
Cutler pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography on October 5, 2023. He was sentenced to an 87-month term of imprisonment followed by 15 years of supervised release. In addition, Cutler was ordered to pay restitution to victims totaling $13,000.00 and special assessments totaling $1,100.00.
The case was investigated by the Winston-Salem Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney K. P. Kennedy Gates.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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.
Cutler’s crime was discovered during a search of his personal devices in October 2022. He was sentenced on October 5, 2023 to 87 months in prison. The total restitution ordered to be paid is $$14,100.00.
The case number is 1:23CR261-1 and can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina or on PACER. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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