Kilgore Man Sentenced for Child Pornography
Posted/updated on: March 28, 2012 at 6:18 pm
TYLER – A Kilgore man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations. Timothy Michael Callahan pleaded guilty last November to possession of child pornography. He was sentenced in Tyler federal court yesterday to 135 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis.
According to federal prosecutors, on November 2, 2010, law enforcement officers executed a federal search warrant at Callahan’s residence. During the investigation, Callahan admitted to using a peer-to-peer file sharing network, Gigatribe, to download and view child pornography. A forensic analysis of Callahan’s computer revealed approximately 477 images of child pornography, some depicting children less than 12 years of age engaged in sadistic or masochistic conduct. Callahan has previously been convicted of sexual assault n Gregg County.
