DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Durant man was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for transportation of child pornography.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received multiple CyberTips that an account, later determined to be associated with Bryce Kenneth Gregoire, 31, had files containing child sexual abuse material, which Gregoire uploaded. Further investigation showed that Gregoire had uploaded images and videos containing child sexual abuse material to his account, including the material from the CyberTips, from his residence, and his personal cell phone. Gregoire's account also contained images and videos of child sexual abuse material that was not included in the CyberTips.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Gregoire will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Gregoire was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution.

United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.