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Huber Heights Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Pornography
A Huber Heights man has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison for possessing over 3,400 images and 800 videos of child pornography.
Stephen E. Kirby II, 38, was sentenced to 240 months in prison, the maximum sentence provided under federal law for possession of child pornography. He was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release as a sex offender.
According to court documents, Kirby used multiple internet message services to receive and distribute child pornography files and to communicate with others about the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. In 2019, Kirby contacted an undercover FBI agent investigating child pornography trafficking.
Kirby was taken into custody following his guilty plea in June 2020 and remains in custody. This is not his first conviction for child pornography-related crimes, having been previously convicted in 2013 for distribution of child pornography.
“Kirby received the maximum sentence because of the brazen and flagrant way he committed his crimes, resuming his criminal behavior about a month after the Bureau of Prisons released Kirby following his 2013 conviction,” said Vipal J. Patel, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
Chris Hoffman, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), joined Acting U.S. Attorney Patel in announcing the sentence handed down July 20 by U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Assistant United States Attorney Christina E. Mahy is representing the United States in this case.
“Federal law is set up to deal harshly with repeat offenders who victimize children,” Acting U.S. Attorney Patel said. “Kirby demonstrated that nothing short of prison would keep him from engaging in child sexual exploitation crimes.”
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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