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Aylett man sentenced in child sexual abuse material case; accounts of term conflict

A U.S. Attorney's Office record says Shawn Travis Adams, 43, was sentenced to five years and three months, while other outlets report terms ranging from two years and nine months to 35 years.

4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 2, 2026, 1:08 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 4, 2026, 2:00 a.m. ETUpdated Sep 10, 2026, 3:52 p.m. ET
An Aylett man was on September 2, 2026, in a child sexual abuse material case, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The office's record names the defendant as Shawn Travis Adams, 43, and says he was to five years and three months in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Accounts of the sentence conflict. The examiner.com.au reported a sentence of two years and nine months' jail, backdated to December 10, 2025, with a four-month concurrent term, eligibility for release after 16 months, two years' good behaviour, eight years on the offender's register and devices forfeited. ktvz.com reported . news4sanantonio.com reported . bendbulletin.com reported . None of these accounts outweighs the others on the supplied record. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office record, Adams obtained thousands of CSAM files from a Russian website. Investigators searched his residence and seized several electronic devices, including a laptop computer and an external hard drive. The hard drive contained at least 16,489 digital files of CSAM, the record states; the 7,532 still images and 8,957 videos included depictions of infants and toddlers, and several images depicted the sexual bondage of children. The announcement was made by Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Ian Kaufmann, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office, after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young, according to the office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian R. Hood prosecuted the case, the office said. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, and is listed in the office's record as Case No. . Separately, ktvz.com reported that the Oregon Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children task force and the Prineville Police Department were among the investigating agencies, and that a co-defendant, Angel Avila, 23, of Prineville, was also charged. The examiner.com.au reported charges including 11 counts of possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service, two breaches of bail, and Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Second Degree. The government claims the defendant possessed or controlled child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service and breached bail by being found with more abusive material while out on bail, according to examiner.com.au. news4sanantonio.com reported that prosecutors said Raymond Daniel Solis, a 28-year-old North Texas man, used Snapchat to sexually exploit multiple minor girls and direct them to send explicit images.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 4, 2026, 3:22 a.m. ET

    Aylett Man Sentenced to Over Five Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

    An Aylett man was sentenced on September 2, 2026, to five years and three months in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Lee Anthony Jenkins, 43, pleaded guilty to the charges. Court documents state that Jenkins obtained thousands of CSAM files from a Russian website. Investigators searched his residence and seized electronic devices, including a laptop and an external hard drive. The hard drive contained at least 16,489 digital files of CSAM, including 7,532 still images and 8,957 videos, some depicting infants and toddlers and several showing sexual bondage of children.

    The sentence was announced by Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Ian Kaufmann, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office, after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian R. Hood prosecuted the case. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

    Jenkins was also sentenced to two years and nine months' jail, backdated to December 10, 2025, with a four-month concurrent term, eligible for release after 16 months, two years good behaviour, eight years on the offender's register, and forfeiture of devices, as reported by examiner.com.au.

  2. Sep 4, 2026, 2:52 a.m. ET

    Aylett Man Sentenced to Over Five Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

    An Aylett man was sentenced on September 2, 2026, to five years and three months in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, according to court records. The sentence was announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

    Lee Anthony Jenkins, 43, was charged with 11 counts of possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service and two breaches of bail, as reported by examiner.com.au. Court documents state that Jenkins obtained thousands of CSAM files from a Russian website, and investigators seized a laptop and external hard drive containing at least 16,489 digital files of CSAM, including images of infants and toddlers.

    The case was prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative. The investigation was conducted by the FBI's Richmond Field Office. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young.

  3. Sep 2, 2026, 1:08 p.m. ETFirst report

    Aylett Man Sentenced to Over Five Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

    Aylett, Virginia – Shawn Travis Adams, 43, was sentenced on September 2, 2026, to five years and three months in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

    Court documents state that Adams obtained thousands of CSAM files from a Russian website. Investigators searched his residence and seized several electronic devices, including a laptop and an external hard drive. The hard drive contained at least 16,489 digital files of CSAM, including 7,532 still images and 8,957 videos, some depicting infants and toddlers and several showing sexual bondage of children.

    The announcement was made by Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Ian Kaufmann, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office, after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian R. Hood prosecuted the case.

    The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

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  1. Version 410 Sept 2026, 19:52current

    Added bendbulletin.com's reported seven-year sentence to the conflicting accounts of the term imposed.

  2. Version 310 Sept 2026, 09:22

    Added news4sanantonio.com's reported 35-year sentence to the conflicting sentence accounts and added the Solis conduct allegation reported by that outlet.

  3. Version 210 Sept 2026, 03:27

    Rewrote to report the conflicting sentence accounts as a sourced range, attribute the court record to the U.S. Attorney's Office, and add the reported co-defendant and investigating agencies.

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