District of Kansas releases quarterly update on child exploitation cases prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood

KANSAS CITY, KAN. - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas (USAO-KS) provides a quarterly update of cases prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood (PSC). PSC is a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), PSC 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.

As part of the commitment to prosecuting cases related to child sexual abuse and exploitation, USAO-KS staffs with federal prosecutors who specialize in seeking justice in these types of offenses.

In June, July, and August, USAO-KS indicted defendants on child exploitation related offenses while achieving substantial sentences for defendants post-conviction.

Indictment

Jonathan Arnold, 47, of Leavenworth was indicted on three counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.

Stephen Crook, 34, Leavenworth of was indicted on one count of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact with a minor under 12 years of age.

David Reno, 58, of Lenexa was indicted on two counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Tyller White, 24, of Parsons was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a child - attempted production of child pornography.

Colton Wiggins, 25, of Wichita was indicted on one count of distribution of child pornography.

Plea

Cody S. Bingham, 24, of Derby pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography.

William "Bill" Bright, 58, of Hutchinson pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography.

James D. Fishbaugh, 53, of Blue Springs, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Dean Glovier, 28, of Topeka, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor - possession of child pornography.

Bebak Gurung, 26, of Fort Riley, Kansas, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation-production of child pornography.

Tyson Hale, 26, of Mayetta, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of minor in Indian Country.

Dylan Jamescupp, 34, of Ottawa pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography.

Zachery Leslie, 25, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography.

Michael Steven Podrybau, 43, of Alton pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of obscene visual representation of the sexual abuse of children.

Adam T. Umstead, 42, of Independence, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography.

Michael Eugene Watley, 58, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

Sentencing

Joshua Craig Abel, 44, of Topeka was sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by lifetime supervised release, after a jury convicted him of one count of sexual exploitation of a minor - possession of child pornography.

Joseph Donald Dube, 40, Topeka was sentenced to 90 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor - possession of child pornography.

Garrett Gayoso, 25, of Baxter Springs was sentenced to 222 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count production of child pornography.

Tommie Earnest Giles, 53, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced to 120 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.

Blake Nolan, 21, of Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced to 72 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

Gavin Onuffer, 28, of Haysville was sentenced to 121 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography.

Dennis Lee Hamilton, 45, of Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced 360 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of production of visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

David Mark Jones, 35, of Shawnee was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Jeffrey T. Lyons, 33, of Olathe was sentenced to 264 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child.

Victor Ortiz, 49, of Junction City was sentenced to 360 months in prison followed by lifetime supervised release after he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor - production of child pornography

Adam Charles Pfeiffer, 36, of Wichita was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

Ronald Waltrip, 62, of Haysville was sentenced to 210 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child - production of child pornography.

https://www.justice.gov/psc

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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