Terrence Sayers, Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, Nebraska 2020

Omaha Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography

A 26-year-old Omaha man has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for his role in the receipt and distribution of child pornography. Terrence Sayers pleaded guilty to the offenses on February 14, 2020, and was sentenced on June 12, 2020, by District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.

According to the United States Attorney's Office, Sayers utilized his Gmail account to receive and distribute images of child pornography on May 20, 2014, and March 24, 2015, respectively. The images included prepubescent minors. On October 24, 2017, a search warrant was conducted on Sayers's Gmail account, which revealed more than 500 images and videos of child pornography.

Sayers is currently in custody in Nebraska state prison based on a 2017 conviction for arson in the first degree. His federal sentence will run consecutively to his state sentence and will begin when his state sentence ends.

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. Led by United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security- Homeland Security Investigations. Sayers's federal sentence is a significant step in holding individuals accountable for their role in the production and distribution of child pornography.

Terrence Sayers, 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for the receipt and distribution of child pornography. The exact criminal charges against Sayers were receipt and distribution of child pornography. The city and state where the crime occurred were Omaha, Nebraska. The exact date of the crime was May 20, 2014, and March 24, 2015. Sayers was sentenced on June 12, 2020. The sentence was 96 months in federal prison, with no parole in the federal system. Following Sayers's term of imprisonment, he will begin a 15-year term of supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/omaha-man-sentenced-96-months-receipt-and-distribution-child-pornography