LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas man was sentenced to over 18 years in jail after sexually exploiting a baby in his care and possessing greater than 2,000 information of kid sexual abuse materials (CSAM), in keeping with the U.S. Division of Justice.
Daniel Lee Rhees pleaded responsible to at least one rely of sexual exploitation of youngsters and one rely of kid pornography.
In line with courtroom paperwork, in December 2020, Rhees messaged one other consumer on Kik that he sexually assaulted a six-year-old lady associated to him. In the course of the chats, Rhees mentioned that he shaped a gaggle of taboo dad and mom that use the Session platform as a spot to talk and share CSAM.
On Dec. 16, 2020, investigators obtained a search warrant for Rhee’s house and seized a number of gadgets belonging to him. Investigators recovered CSAM of a 6-year-old and a 4-year-old lady who have been associated to Rhees. In whole, he possessed 1,803 photos and 243 movies of CSAM, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.
Chief United States District Decide Andrew P. Gordon sentenced Rhees Tuesday to 18 years and 4 months in jail adopted by 15 years of supervised launch. Along with imprisonment, below the Intercourse Offender Registration and Notification Act, Rhees should register as a intercourse offender and preserve the registration present.
Anybody who has details about the bodily or on-line exploitation of youngsters is inspired to name the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip on-line at ideas.fbi.gov.
