Bettendorf Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Child Pornography and Gun Charges

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Bettendorf man was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for Receiving/Distributing Child Pornography and being an Unlawful Drug User in Possession of a Firearm.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Jakob Paul Newberry, 29, had shared files containing child sexual abuse material from an iCloud account. Officers subsequently obtained another tip that Newberry had uploaded child sexual abuse material using a Kik account as well. During the investigation, officers found that Newberry had also utilized Instagram to obtain nude photographs of minor females and had attempted to extort the minors into sending other sexual images. As a part of the investigation, officers also found that Newberry was possessing firearms as an unlawful drug user.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Newberry will be required to serve 5 years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office.

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 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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 https://www.justice.gov/psc. / For information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the resources tab.