CEDAR RAPIDS – An Iowa man who distributed child pornography pled guilty on March 2, 2015, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
William Smith, age 33, from Jesup, Iowa, was convicted of one count of distribution of child pornography.
At the plea hearing, Smith admitted that, in June 2013, he used a cell phone to distribute child pornography.
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Smith was taken into custody by the United States Marshal after the guilty plea and will remain in custody pending sentencing. Smith faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 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 Marion Police Department.
