Northeast Iowa Man Sentenced to Almost Four Decades in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Crimes
A northeast Iowa man who sexually abused three children, and distributed, received, and possessed child pornography, has been sentenced to almost 40 years in federal prison.
Evidence at sentencing showed that over many years, 24-year-old Austin Kingsbury of Tripoli sexually abused three children. He also photographed himself sexually abusing one of the children and distributed child pornography to multiple people in May 2023. Investigators say Kingsbury also downloaded child pornography between August 2022 and June 2023.
In June, Kingsbury pleaded guilty to distribution and possession of child pornography. Last Friday (11.14), he was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams to 460 months’s and 22 days’ imprisonment and was ordered to make $18,000 in restitution to victims in this case.
Kingsbury must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
Kingsbury is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office, the Tripoli, Cedar Rapids and Anchorage, Alaska, police departments, and the Alaska State Troopers Technical Crimes Unit.
