Des Moines, IA- An Urbandale man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a charge of Possession of Child Pornography.
44-year-old Russell Glenn Crane of Urbandale was sentenced Friday, February 3rd, to 78 months in prison.
According to court documents, on or about January 6, 2022, Crane knowingly possessed visual depictions of child pornography, including over 20,000 images and at least four videos, some of which depicted minors younger than 12 years old.
Using several electronic devices, Crane had collected child pornography over the course of at least a decade by downloading the material from various internet sites.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Urbandale Police Department, Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Task Force investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Essley prosecuted the case.
