May 7, 2010 - KANSAS CITY, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Branson, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing and receiving child pornography over the Internet.
Michael D. McCullough, 42, of Branson, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs this morning to 20 years in federal prison without parole. McCullough, who was convicted of attempted aggravated incest in Shawnee County, Kansas in 1994, was sentenced as a prior sex offender.
On Oct. 28, 2009, McCullough pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography over the Internet and to possessing child pornography. McCullough admitted that he obtained child pornography from the Internet using both a computer he rented and a computer at a public library.
According to the plea agreement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received more than 60 CyberTipline reports related to McCullough’s online activity. Investigators seized a computer at his residence, which contained images of child pornography.
This case is being prosecuted by U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips. It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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