Moscow Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

COEUR D’ALENE – Cameron James Kittell, 21, of Moscow, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.

According to court records, in early 2024, law enforcement received a CyberTip from a social media provider indicating that somebody was using their service to transmit or possess CSAM.  Using legal process, including numerous search warrants, law enforcement ultimately identified Kittell as the subject of the CyberTip and discovered that Kittell had distributed CSAM on multiple social media platforms. In July 2024, law enforcement located Kittell in Moscow, Idaho and arrested him.  On Kittell’s phone, law enforcement found over 500 images and 60 videos depicting apparent CSAM. Forensic evidence showed that the Defendant had paid money to online traffickers for CSAM. Later investigation revealed that the Defendant was seeking childcare jobs online and had been messaging an individual about a childcare job hours before his arrest.   

Chief District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford also ordered Kittell to serve 25 years of supervised release following his prison sentence and ordered him to pay $6,000 in restitution to the victims depicted in the materials he possessed. Kittell will be required to register as a sex offender as a result of the conviction.

U.S. Attorney Davis commended the work of the Moscow Police Department, the Lewiston Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which led to the charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Johnson prosecuted this case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.  Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

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