Omaha Man Sentenced for Transporting Child Pornography

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Derek A. Bailey, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for transportation of child pornography. The Honorable Brian C. Buescher sentenced Bailey to 96 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal prison system. After his release from prison, Bailey will serve 7 years of supervised release. Bailey was also ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution.

In May 2019, law enforcement began investigating after receiving a Cybertip from Yahoo stating that a user had uploaded child pornography. An IP address associated with the uploads was associated with Bailey. Investigators searched Bailey’s electronic devices and observed more than 833 images and videos of child pornography on the devices. A witness reported that after the search warrant, Bailey had been looking for a MicroSD card, which the witness located. The MicroSD card was found to contain graphic files depicting Bailey in addition to child pornography.

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 Nebraska State Patrol.