Edward Eugene Lowe, Jr., Distribution and Production of Child Pornography, Kansas 2010

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Kansas Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Child Pornography Crimes

A 48-year-old man from Kansas has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his role in a child pornography case, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division. United States District Judge Xavier Rodriguez also ordered that Edward Eugene Lowe, Jr. pay $10,000 restitution to his victim.

Lowe pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of production of child pornography. By pleading guilty, Lowe admitted that on June 25, 2010, he sent images of child pornography to a minor male victim. He further admitted that on July 11, 2010, he persuaded the minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct.

The investigation began after images of the minor were discovered on the minor’s iPad. Further investigation revealed that the minor was communicating with the defendant. Lowe, who at the time resided at a state hospital in Kansas after being committed as a sexual offender, had paid individuals to smuggle cellular phones into the hospital so that he could communicate with underage males and solicit images of child pornography.

FBI agents executed a search warrant on October 4, 2011, and seized Lowe’s phone. A forensics review of the phone revealed sexually explicit images and email communications between Lowe and the minor since May 2010.

The FBI’s San Antonio Child Exploitation Task Force investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Tracy Thompson prosecuted this case on behalf of the Government.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.