Newport News man sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor and posting a video of the abuse online

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

According to court documents, in February 2024, Kemp Jermaine Nelson, 33, engaged in sex with a 15-year-old runaway, recorded his abuse of the victim, and then posted the resultant CSAM on social media. On Sept. 17, 2025, FBI agents searched Nelson's residence. Nelson claimed to investigators that he was a "content creator" and "porn star."

The FBI's Norfolk Field Office investigated this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter G. Osyf prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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.

Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District CourtLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 4:25-CR-68.