A Pennsylvania man will spend nearly seven and a half years in federal prison for distributing child pornography, according to a federal court sentencing on Thursday. Stephen Kline, 40, of Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 90 months in prison in connection with sending explicit materials to an undercover FBI task force officer.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced the sentencing, which included a 10-year supervised release and a requirement that Kline register as a sex offender. Kline pleaded guilty on August 5, 2025 to one count of distribution of child pornography before Judge Royce C. Lamberth.
According to court documents, on June 26, 2025, an FBI detective monitoring a fetish website initiated a private message chat with a user using the screen name, ‘sk87p‘. The user was later identified as Stephen Kline, who moved the conversation to another messaging platform.
Kline stated he had a sexual interest in children and indicated that he had access to a 15-year-old minor child. When asked what ages he preferred, Kline stated, ‘7-15, 9-10 being my fav.‘
During the course of the conversation, Kline sent the undercover detective materials that depicted adults sexually abusing young prepubescent children, including images of adults engaged in sadistic acts by tying children up to abuse them. Kline also detailed his access to and abuse of a real minor child.
This case was investigated by the MPD-FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Valuable assistance was provided by the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office, Allentown Resident Agency. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Janani Iyengar.
This case was brought as part of the Project Safe Childhood initiative, a nationwide effort designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. For more information, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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