Faces at Least 15 Years in Prison
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Mo., man pleaded guilty
in federal court today to producing child pornography.
Travis Howard White, 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief
District Judge Greg Kays to the charge contained in a June 1, 2017, federal
indictment.
By pleading guilty today, White admitted that he used a
13-year-old victim to produce child pornography on May 14, 2016. White met the
child victim on Facebook and they engaged in sexually explicit online chats.
During one of those chats, White directed the child victim to produce a
pornographic image, which she sent to him.
Under federal statutes, White is subject to a mandatory
minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence
of 30 years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is
prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the
sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the
advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing
hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation
by the United States Probation Office.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Patrick D. Daly. It was investigated by the FBI.
Project Safe Childhood
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 the
United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation
and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and
local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually
exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information
about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc . For more
information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and
click on the tab "resources."
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