Washington, Iowa Man sentenced to federal prison for child pornography charge

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Davenport, IA-  A Washington Iowa man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

64-year-old Kendal Duane Letcher of Washington, Iowa, was sentenced to 180 months in prison Monday, August 26th, following his plea to a charge of Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography.

According to court documents, an investigation into a peer-to-peer file sharing system identified that Letcher was allowing others to download child pornography that he made available.

Letcher admitted to viewing child pornography for the past ten years, as well as utilizing the file-sharing system since 2014. The investigation revealed that Letcher had amassed 3,785 images and 485 videos containing child sex abuse materials.