United States of America v. Jake Scott Elewellny

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Child Pornography Offense.

JAKE SCOTT FLEWELLYN, 26, of Norwalk, was to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for accessing and possessing images and videos depicting child sex abuse.



According to court documents and statements made in court, in December 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ("NCMEC”) received a report from the smartphone messenger application Kik about a Kik user who was distributing videos of child pornography through its service. Kik deactivated the user's account. In early April 2022, while federal law enforcement was investigating this matter to determine the Kik user's identity, Kik submitted to NCMEC another report of a user account that was being used to distribute videos of child pornography. The investigation revealed that Flewellyn created both Kik accounts and, between November 2021 and April 2022, used them to distribute approximately 107 images and videos depicting child sex abuse.



On July 31, 2023, Flewellyn pleaded guilty to accessing with intent to view child pornography.



Flewellyn, who is released on a $100,000 bond, is required to report to prison on March 15.



This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the Norwalk Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert S. Dearington and Neeraj N. Patel.



This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.



To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release