Waco Man Sentenced for Distribution of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Jay Gilmore, 40, of Waco, Nebraska, was sentenced on May 8, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Distribution of Child Pornography. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Gilmore to 200 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Gilmore’s release from prison, he will begin a 20-year term of supervised release. Gilmore was also ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.

After receiving information indicating Gilmore was in possession of an unapproved electronic device, United States Probation officers conducted a search of the defendant’s residence. A total of 25 unapproved devices were collected by Probation.

The electronics were turned over to the Lincoln Police Department for forensic evaluation. That evaluation revealed 165 images of child pornography. There was also evidence Gilmore visited various websites which are indicative of child pornography and incest.

At the time Gilmore received the child pornography, he had been previously convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska of receipt and distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(2) at case number 4:11CR3000.

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 Lincoln Police Department.