Kenton County Man Sentenced to 147 Months for Distributing Child Pornography Over the Internet

COVINGTON — A Kenton County man, who previously admitted to distributing images and videos of child pornography, through peer-to-peer files over the internet, was sentenced today to 147 months in federal prison.    

U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar sentenced Alan K. Newberry, 43, of Park Hills, Ky., for distribution of child pornography and also ordered him to pay $13,500 in restitution to victims.  Under federal law, Newberry must serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence and he will be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.

According to Newberry’s plea agreement, authorities with the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office identified numerous images and videos of child pornography that had been made available for download on the internet.  They traced the source of those files to Newberry’s computer, which was located at his home in Park Hills.  Authorities executed a search warrant at the residence, searched his computer, and found 4,000 images and 700 videos of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.  Many of the images depicted prepubescent children and sadistic abuse.

Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Jack Conway, Kentucky Attorney General, jointly announced the sentence.                

The investigation was conducted by the Cyber Crimes Unit of the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General.