Tyler D. Pinnt, Receiving Child Pornography, Montana 2022
A Whitehall man has been sentenced to seven years and two months in prison for downloading child pornography.
Tyler D. Pinnt, 35, pleaded guilty in February to an information charging him with receipt of child pornography.
On June 16, Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the sentencing hearing. Pinnt was ordered to serve 7 years and 2 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Additionally, Pinnt was ordered to pay a total of $6,000 in restitution to two victims.
The government alleged in court documents that Pinnt received child pornography from approximately March 2015 to July 2021. The Montana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was investigating Pinnt for online crimes against children and on July 13, 2021, served a search warrant on his residence near Whitehall.
Agents seized several computers and cellular phones and conducted a forensic examination of the devices. At the time of the search, Pinnt admitted in an interview that he found child pornography online and that agents would locate child pornography on his laptop and desktop computers.
The case was investigated by the Montana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, FBI, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office, Helena Police Department, and Seattle (Washington) Police Department Human Trafficking Unit.
This case was initiated under the Project Safe Childhood initiative, which was launched in 2006 to combat the proliferation of technology-facilitated crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
Key Facts
- State: Montana
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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