William Gene Kaleb Koch, Child Pornography, North Carolina 2023

A Wilmington man has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for his role in the receipt, possession, and distribution of child pornography.

According to court documents, William Gene Kaleb Koch, 45, used an online conferencing and screen sharing application to receive and share child pornography with other users in a virtual 'room.'

An undercover agent with Homeland Security Investigations was able to gain access to the room and observed the user 'NC Pig,' who was later identified as Koch, sharing child pornography and sexual exploitation material and engaging in chats with other users about the sexual exploitation of minors on at least 12 separate occasions.

Investigators tracked the NC Pig user to Koch's residence in Wilmington, and obtained a federal search warrant that was executed by HSI agents and the Wilmington Police Department on August 9, 2018.

Koch was present and agreed to a non-custodial interview in which he admitted to using Application A, as well as receiving and possessing child pornography.

Later forensic review of Koch's electronic devices revealed hundreds of videos and still images of child pornography, the majority of which depicted children under 12 years of age, and some of which depicted infants and portrayed sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence.

The exact criminal charges against Koch include receipt, possession, and distribution of child pornography.

Koch was sentenced to 100 months in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender. He will also serve a five year term of supervised release.

This case is part of the Project Safe Childhood initiative, a national program aimed at ensuring that criminals exploiting children are effectively prosecuted.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/wilmington-man-sentenced-100-months-child-pornography-offenses