Kyle Tom Kamaiopili, Child Pornography, Hawaii 2013

A shocking case of child pornography has rocked the community of Pearl City, Hawaii. Kyle Tom Kamaiopili, 40, a resident of Pearl City, was sentenced in federal court on December 13, 2013 to a jail term of 13 years for five federal child pornography offenses.

Kamaiopili previously pled guilty to four counts of distributing child pornography over the Internet, and to one count of possessing approximately 4,300 still images and 125 videos of child pornography at his residence.

According to information presented in court, federal agents learned of Kamaiopili’s identity following the arrest of a Tennessee individual for exchanging child pornography. A review of the Tennessee individual’s email accounts revealed that he had exchanged images with Kamaiopoli. Agents then searched Kamaiopili’s Pearl City residence, and recovered computers and storage media containing child pornography files.

Kamaiopili was arrested on May 24, 2013, and has been in custody since then. During sentencing proceedings, the government pointed out that Kamaiopili had admitted viewing and collecting child pornography since 2001, including a five year period when he was serving a state probationary sentence for a negligent homicide case arising out of an incident in which he drove a vehicle while intoxicated.

Kamaiopili also exchanged non-graphic images of a nine-year old girl who was the daughter of his friend. Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway imposed a jail term of 156 months, following which he will be on supervised release for ten years, during which he will be monitored by the probation office and have restrictions on his access to the Internet.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Larry Tong.

Kamaiopili, a resident of Pearl City, Hawaii, has been found guilty of five federal child pornography offenses. The defendant will serve 13 years in jail, followed by ten years of supervised release. The case highlights the importance of vigilant law enforcement in protecting our communities from child exploitation.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-hi/pr/pearl-city-man-sentenced-13-years-jail-child-pornography-offenses