A Melbourne man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. handed down the 60-month sentence to 27-year-old Kevin Porter yesterday.
Porter was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release upon completion of his prison sentence and must register as a sex offender.
The court also ordered Porter to forfeit his computer equipment.
According to court documents, in April 2012, Porter distributed child pornography over the Internet via a peer-to-peer file sharing program.
Law enforcement officers conducted a search of Porter’s home and found that he used his computer to possess images and movies of minor children being sexually abused and exploited.
Porter was found guilty on August 21, 2013.
This case was investigated by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
It was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Myrna Amelia Mesa.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Child Exploitation
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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