Missouri Registered Sex Offender Charged with Distributing and Receiving Child Pornography

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child pornography.

According to an indictment returned this week, Jeffrey Lynn Petrie, 40, of Kansas City, Mo., was charged with one count of distributing child pornography over the internet in May 2024, and one count of receiving child pornography from Dec. 9, 2024, to Dec. 10, 2024.

The indictment replaces a complaint originally filed on Friday, April 25, 2025. According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, law enforcement officers received a Cybertip reporting that a user, “kinkypopper69,” was uploading video files depicting child sexual abuse materials. Petrie was later identified as the user “kinkypopper69.”

On April 24, 2025, the FBI conducted a search at Petrie’s residence and seized a cell phone and other electronic devices.

Petrie is a registered sex offender in Missouri based on prior convictions for child molestation in the 2^nd degree.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

Under federal statutes, if convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography, a prison sentence of not less than 15 years and not more than 40 years and a fine of up to $250,000 is authorized on each count. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Teresa A. Moore. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Franklin County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office.

Project Safe Childhood

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."