Rapid City Man Sentenced for Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on July 3, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Timothy George Bender, age 56, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

The conviction stemmed from Bender communicating with someone he believed to be a minor for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts and requesting that the minor send pornographic images to Bender.

The investigation was conducted by the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Collins prosecuted the case.

Bender was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.