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Date: 03-17-2021
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Case Number: 4:18-cr-00277-GAF
Judge: Gary A. Fenner
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (Jackson County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with receiving child pornography over the internet.
Christopher Lee Caven, 40, from Belton, Missouri was receiving, possessing and sending child pornography on his cell phone, which he then lost at a truck stop.
On Feb. 13, 2020, Caven pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography over the internet. Caven admitted that he used his cell phone to distribute child pornography via Kik, an online sharing application.
Caven’s cell phone was found at the Flying J Truck Plaza in Peculiar, Missouri, on March 5, 2017. The person who found the cell phone was unable to locate the owner and attempted to conduct a factory reset of the phone in order to set it up for his own use. In the process, however, he discovered a large amount of child pornography in the photo folder and contacted law enforcement.
Investigators found 402 video files of child pornography and 302 images of child pornography on Caven’s cell phone. Many of the images depicted children as young as toddlers posed in sexual positions or being sexually violated by others.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine A. Connelly. It was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crime Task Force.
ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO
(1)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for a term of 180 months on Count(s) 1, to run concurrent with any sentence imposed in Jackson County Circuit Court, Case No. 1816-CR05971. Supervised release of 12 years w/mandatory, standard, and special conditions imposed. Fine waived. MSA of $100.00 imposed. Assessment to JVTA waived. Restitution: $3,000.00 each to two victims if paid immediately. If not paid immediately the restitution amount is $5,000.00 to each victim. Defendant advised of right to appeal. Defendant to remain in custody for service of the sentence imposed. The Court recommends to the Federal Bureau of Prisons: that the defendant be Court Reporter: Judy Moore Courtroom Deputy: Lisa Mitchell considered for placement at FCI Seagoville, or any facility where the defendant can participate in a sex offender program. Count(s) 2 and 3 dismissed on the motion of the United States.
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