Nathan Corey Van Zandt, Receipt of Child Pornography, Texas 2024

Floresville Man Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Child Pornography

A Floresville man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in the receipt of child pornography. Nathan Corey Van Zandt, 47, was also ordered to pay $90,000 in restitution to 18 victims.

According to court documents, Van Zandt used file sharing software to find and download video and image files depicting children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. On March 24, 2024, ICE Homeland Security Investigations seized Van Zandt’s cell phone, which contained more than 6,000 images of CSAM, including images depicting prepubescent children being sexually assaulted.

A seized laptop revealed more than 9,000 images and 400 videos depicting CSAM, including infants and toddlers and files depicting bondage, sadistic, and masochistic conduct. Van Zandt was arrested on March 28, 2024 and charged with one count of receipt of child pornography along with one count of possession of child pornography.

He pleaded guilty to the receipt charge on August 25, 2025. In addition to the imprisonment and restitution, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery sentenced Van Zandt to 10 years of supervised release. Van Zandt is also required to register as a sex offender.

The case was investigated by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Thompson. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

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