Eagan Man Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography

ST. PAUL, Minn. – An Eagan man has been sentenced to 90 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for receipt of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. 

According to his guilty plea, Tyler Michael Sauve, 29, admitted to possessing thousands of images and videos depicting prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Sauve pleaded guilty on December 15, 2022, to one count of receipt of child pornography. Sauve was sentenced today in U.S. District Court before Judge Eric C. Tostrud.

This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Eagan Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Manda M. Sertich prosecuted the case.