Davenport, IA- An Iowa City man was sentenced Monday, June 7th, to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
According to court documents, 23-year-old William Robert Adams was identified through a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after suspected child pornography was found on the social media platform Snapchat.
During the execution of a search warrant on Adams and his residence, law enforcement located numerous pictures and videos of children ranging in age from toddler to age 16.
Law enforcement also found evidence that Adams was buying and selling child pornography online. Some of the images were determined to be sadistic or masochistic. In total, Adams was attributed with possessing over 5,000 child pornographic images.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Adams will be required to serve 5 years of supervised release.
Adams has also been ordered to pay restitution.
