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McHenry Man Jailed 11+ Years for Transporting Child Porn
A McHenry man has been sentenced to over eleven years in federal prison for transporting images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Dexter Kimsey, 26, was sentenced to 141 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for his crime.
Kimsey was also ordered to pay restitution to victims in the amount of $14,000 and an assessment of $5,000 under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. The sentencing is a result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Stone County Sheriff’s Office.
The case against Kimsey began in June 2019, when HSI Gulfport and the Stone County Sheriff’s Office executed a state search warrant at a McHenry residence where electronic devices belonging to Kimsey were recovered. Investigators found that Kimsey’s on-line account and cell phone contained still and video format child exploitation visual depictions.
Kimsey was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 23, 2020. He pled guilty on March 31, 2021 to transporting images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Jones.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. Project Safe Childhood aims to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse by marshaling federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
Kimsey’s sentencing is a reminder of the seriousness of child exploitation crimes and the importance of continued efforts to combat them. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and its law enforcement partners will continue to work together to protect children and hold perpetrators accountable for their crimes.
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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