HOUSTON - A 31-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to
prison for receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney
Ryan K. Patrick.
Jonathan Deshon Alexander pleaded guilty Aug. 12, 2019.
Today, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal
ordered Alexander to serve 84 months in federal prison. In handing down the
sentence, the court noted these are agonizing cases which involve real children
who have been abused. Judge Rosenthal considered the number of years Alexander
had been viewing child pornography, his willingness to get help and what was
appropriate in this particular case.
Alexander had admitted to receiving and possessing child
pornography for seven years. The court decided to assess Alexander’s punishment
for the same amount of years he made these children victims once more. He will
also serve 15 years on supervised release following completion of his prison
term, during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements
designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. He will also be
ordered to register as a sex offender and must pay restitution to the victims.
In March 2017, law enforcement conducted an online session
using a publicly available peer-to-peer file sharing network and located an IP
address folder contained videos of child pornography. The IP address was
associated with Alexander and his residence.
He admitted to downloading child pornography since
approximately 2010. Forensic analysis
found more than 326 videos of child pornography, including some of children
under the age of five, bondage and acts of violence.
Previously released on bond, Alexander was permitted to
voluntarily surrender to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in
the near future.
The FBI conducted the investigation.
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