On May 22nd, 53-year-old Gary Bakken was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the receipt and distribution of child pornography. In February 2021, the Southwest MO Cyber Crimes Task Force responded to a Cyber Tip from the Nat’l Center of Missing & Exploited Children after Facebook had observed files depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on their servers. Investigators linked the Facebook account to Bakken at his residence in West Plains, MO. A search warrant was served at Bakken’s residence and items capable of storing digital evidence were seized as evidence. These items were later observed to contain files depicting CSAM as well. In a post[1]Miranda interview, Bakken admitted that he received files depicting CSAM on various social media applications.
May 12th, 37-year-old Kenneth L. Lannais, , was sentenced to 9 years in prison for the Receipt and Distribution of child pornography. In December 2020, the Southwest MO Cyber Crimes Task Force responded to a Cyber Tip from the Nat’l Center of Missing & Exploited Children after Google had observed files depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on their servers. Investigators linked the Google account to Lannais at his residence in West Plains, MO. A search warrant was served at Lannais residence and several items capable of storing digital evidence were seized as evidence. These items were later observed to contain files depicting CSAM as well. In a post-Miranda interview, Lannais admitted that he possessed the CSAM files and commonly viewed them.
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