Montgomery County Man Sentenced to Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – On January 22, 2016, Mark A. Yeager, 61, of rural Emerson, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie Rose to 36 months in prison for possession of child pornography announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Yeager was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

Yeager pled guilty to the charge on September 1, 2015. According to the plea agreement, on April 16, 2014, investigators seized several computers and items of computer paraphernalia from Yeager’s residence. A forensic examination revealed images of child pornography on a thumb-drive seized from Yeager’s home.

This matter was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.