Steven Alfred Bennett, Child Pornography, West Virginia 2021

Bennett, 56, of Montgomery, admitted to contacting a woman via Craigslist who was allegedly located in Beckley, West Virginia, in October 2020. He arranged to meet the woman and pay $150 to engage in sexual activity with an 11-year-old girl that the woman claimed was her daughter.

However, Bennett did not meet at the arranged time after seeing a local news story about a man getting arrested for responding to the same Craigslist ad. A subsequent search of Bennett’s home found computers that contained suspected child pornography, including an image of a prepubescent female he had received via a Skype conversation in 2016.

Bennett pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography and faces at least 10 years and up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on October 18, 2021.

Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston commended the investigative work of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.

The case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative of the federal government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Bennett’s plea agreement and sentencing date are currently available on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, along with related court documents and information by searching for Case No. 5:21-cr-00020 on PACER.

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