Read more for the full statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa on the case involving Micheal Joseph Wilson.
On June 6, 2017, Michael Joseph Wilson, 34, of Clinton, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 235 months in prison for possession and distribution of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Wilson will be required to serve an eight year term of supervised release following his release from prison.
On January 17, 2017, Wilson pleaded guilty to the charges and admitted he knowingly possessed and distributed child pornography in the Southern District of Iowa between January 2014 and May 20, 2014. The charge was the result of a cyber-tip by Google to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A search warrant was conducted at Wilson’s residence and multiple electronic devices were seized. An exam of the devices uncovered a total of 197 images and 387 videos containing child pornography. The ages of the children ranged from infants up to approximately 15 years old. Wilson communicated with and distributed child pornography to others in exchange for more child pornography.
This investigation was conducted by the Clinton Police Department, Davenport Police Department, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
