A 29-year-old man from Carter Lake, Iowa, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for accessing child pornography.
Zachery McCuen, 29, of Carter Lake, was sentenced on February 14, 2022, to 96 months in prison for Accessing Child Pornography.
According to court documents, McCuen pleaded guilty to the charge on October 1, 2021.
The investigation into McCuen’s activities began on January 18, 2019, when Homeland Security received information that child pornography was being traded in a chat group on Kik messenger.
One of the Kik users was identified as McCuen and in October 2018, he was communicating with, exchanging, and receiving images and videos of child pornography with another Kik user from California.
McCuen’s term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release.
Richard D. Westphal, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, made the announcement.
Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case and it was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Offices for the Southern District of Iowa.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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