Repeat Sacramento Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Child Pornography

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —  Jason Michael Carlsen, 50, of Sacramento, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. 

According to court documents, Carlsen possessed child pornography in July 2022.  At the time he possessed these images, Carlsen was on federal supervised release for a prior federal conviction for possession of child pornography.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas M. Fogg prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about internet-safety education.