Nathan Lee Westbrook, Distribution of Child Pornography, Tennessee 2026

A Knoxville man was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment for distributing child pornography.

Nathan Lee Westbrook, 27, of Knoxville, TN, was sentenced on January 29, 2026, by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.

According to filed court documents, on February 21, 2025, investigators with the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations – Internet Crimes Against Children (HSI-ICAC) Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that a user on Kik uploaded and distributed six video files containing child pornography.

The IP address associated with the Kik user was investigated and found to be used by Nathan Lee Westbrook. After executing a search warrant for Westbrook’s computer equipment, HSI-ICAC investigators found 12 images containing child pornography and six videos depicting criminal sexual acts with a minor.

The investigation revealed Westbrook distributed the six child pornography videos in a private chatroom over the internet.

Westbrook pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2).

Following his imprisonment, Westbrook will be on supervised release for 24 years and will be required to register with state sex offender registries and comply with special sex offender conditions.

U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III of the Eastern District of Tennessee made the announcement.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006, by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

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