Bennington Man Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography

Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Chad Moseman, 37, of Bennington, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for distribution and receipt of child pornography. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Moseman to 100 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal prison system. After his release from prison, Moseman will serve 5 years of supervised release.

In July 2021, while conducting an undercover peer-to-peer child pornography investigation, an FBI task force officer in Omaha observed an IP address advertising child pornography to share. The officer confirmed the files advertised child pornography. The IP address resolved to Moseman’s residence in Bennington. The FBI executed a search warrant at Moseman’s residence and seized his electronic devices. A forensic examination showed peer-to-peer software had been utilized on Moseman’s computer. Moseman’s computer also contained images of child pornography captured in thumbnail cache as well as other digital artifacts showing child pornography had been accessed and deleted on the computer. Digital evidence, including text messages, further showed Moseman was at home at the time of the online activity.

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 United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.