SIOUX CITY – A man who distributed child pornography was sentenced August 19, 2015 to thirteen years in federal prison.
James Ney, age 33, of Hawarden, Iowa, received the sentence after a February 19, 2015 guilty plea to one count of distribution of child pornography. At the guilty plea hearing, Ney admitted that, in 2013, he distributed child pornography to others.
Ney was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. Ney was sentenced to 156 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed, and he must also serve a five-year term of supervised release. He must comply with all sex offender registration and public notification requirements.
