Carrier Mills, Illinois Man Sentenced to 151 Months' Imprisonment for Child Pornography Offenses

A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on May 1, 2009, KRISTOPHER DENEIL McNEW, age 46, of Carrier Mills, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton, Illinois. McNEW was sentenced to 151 months imprisonment, was fined $800, and was placed on five years supervised release.

McNEW had previously pleaded guilty to a two count federal Indictment.

Count 1 of the Indictment charged that from June 16, 2008, through September 3, 2008, McNEW received child pornography via his computer. Count 2 of the Indictment charged that from October 19, 2007, to June 16, 2008, McNEW knowingly possessed child pornography. The evidence at sentencing established that McNEW possessed more than 600 images of child pornography on his computer.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Southern Illinois Cyber Crimes Task Force, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Crimes Against Children Task Force, and a number of state and local law enforcement agencies. This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, in which the United States Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with federal and state law enforcement authorities, is actively investigating and prosecuting individuals who produce, distribute, or possess child pornography. Anyone with information concerning the use of the Internet for the purposes of possessing, producing, or trafficking in child pornography is encouraged to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation or their local police department.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys George A. Norwood and James M. Cutchin.