Kyle Robert James, Child Pornography Possession and Distribution, California 2012

A Brentwood, California man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography.

On May 13, 2010, Kyle Robert James, 27, of Brentwood, California, distributed images and videos of child pornography to an undercover FBI agent using a peer-to-peer computer program. On November 1, 2010, James again distributed images and videos of child pornography to an undercover FBI agent.

The FBI searched James's home on May 4, 2011, pursuant to a federal search warrant and seized computers and external storage media. A forensic examination of the seized items revealed tens of thousands of child pornography files on the computer. The forensic examination also uncovered numerous chats by James with other traders of child pornography.

James pleaded guilty on December 17, 2012, to both possessing and distributing child pornography. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 25, 2012.

The sentence was handed down by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken. In addition to his prison sentence, James was sentenced to a 10-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Lewis and Trial Attorney Mi Yung Park of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

This prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/brentwood-california-man-sentenced-8-years-possession-and-distribution-child