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Kansas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offenses

David Mark Jones was sentenced to 180 months in prison following a federal prosecution in Kansas.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:33 a.m. ET
On August 12, 2026, 35-year-old David Mark Jones of Shawnee, Kansas, was to 180 months in federal prison on child pornography charges, according to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas. The case remains open as court proceedings progress. According to court records, Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Between February and March 2024, Jones distributed child sexual abuse material involving prepubescent minors under 12 years old. Jones was previously convicted in February 2023 in Johnson County District Court of sexual exploitation of a child, a sentence that included lifetime post-release supervision and lifetime registration as a sex offender. U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said, "This case is an example of why the sex offender registry is so needed. Because there are people monitoring sex offenders and checking to see that they are compliant with the rules once they are released, Mr. Jones’ crimes were detected, and now Mr. Jones is going back to prison." The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Highway Patrol investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Audrey McCormick as part of Project Safe Childhood.

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