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Des Moines Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Pornography Offenses

Jacob Adam Toler, 31, was sentenced on September 3, 2026, to 15 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on September 8, 2026.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 8, 2026, 3:33 p.m. ET
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A Des Moines man was on September 3, 2026, to 15 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa, which announced the sentence on September 8, 2026. Jacob Adam Toler, 31, was after court documents showed that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip that an account associated with Toler uploaded and distributed files containing child sexual abuse material. Law enforcement seized a cell phone and a laptop during a search of Toler's residence, and a forensic examination found more than 125 videos containing child sexual abuse material. After his prison term, Toler will serve a 10-year term of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $48,500 in restitution. The case was investigated by the Iowa Department of Public Safety-Division of Investigation-Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Child Exploitation Task Force, and was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative.

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