LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas man was sentenced to over 18 years in jail after sexually exploiting a toddler in his care and possessing greater than 2,000 recordsdata of kid sexual abuse materials (CSAM), in line with the U.S. Division of Justice.
Daniel Lee Rhees pleaded responsible to 1 depend of sexual exploitation of kids and one depend of kid pornography.
In accordance 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. Throughout the chats, Rhees mentioned that he shaped a bunch of taboo mother and father 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 residence 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 line 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 hold the registration present.
Anybody who has details about the bodily or on-line exploitation of kids 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.
