Colton man sentenced to five years in federal prison for child porn

Chris Alan Nebelsieck, 44, Colton, was sentenced March 30 in U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Washington in Spokane after previously pleading guilty to distribution of child pornography. United States District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced Nebelsieck to five years in federal prison followed by another five years of probation, according to a report from the U.S. District Attorney's office.

According to information disclosed during the court proceedings, Nebelsieck used a peer-to-peer file sharing account to share and distribute child pornography images over the Internet.

Undercover agents located child pornography files Nebelsieck was making available for download and later obtained a federal search warrant for Nebelsieck's residence.

Homeland Security agents and Asotin County deputies executed the search warrant at Nebelsieck's residence July 16, 2014, and seized computers and digital devices that he used to store and distribute child pornography.

A forensic examination of Nebelsieck's personal computer revealed 11,792 child pornography images and 723 videos of child pornography, the report said.

Nebelsieck was ordered to pay $3,400 in restitution and forfeit numerous computer and digital items seized in the investigation.