CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who distributed and possessed child pornography pled guilty on May 9, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Steven Risk, age 38, from Independence, Iowa, was convicted of one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
At the plea hearing, Risk admitted that, between June 2011 and February 2013, he distributed child pornography. He also admitted that, between October 2012 and February 2013, he possessed child pornography, including depictions of prepubescent children.
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Risk remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Risk faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, a $200 special assessment, and supervised release for 5 years to life following his imprisonment.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
PLED GUILTY
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