Crown Point Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison For a Crime Against Children Offense
Adam Lee Taylor, 45 years old, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay.
Taylor was sentenced to 135 months in prison, 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $6,000 in monetary assessments that support services for victims of human trafficking and child sexual abuse.
According to documents in the case, in November 2022, Taylor distributed a series of videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to members of a group chat on an encrypted messaging platform. Federal agents subsequently executed a search warrant at Taylor’s residence and discovered additional CSAM in Taylor’s possession.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Indiana State Police Digital Forensics Unit. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Zachary D. Heater.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
