Valparaiso Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison For Distribution Of Child Explicits
HAMMOND – Yesterday, Vernon R. Tate II, 39 years old, of Valparaiso, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Adam L. Mildred.
Tate was sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release. Tate was also ordered to pay monetary assessments that support services for victims of human trafficking and child sexual abuse.
According to documents in the case, in October 2023, Tate distributed multiple images containing child sex abuse material to an undercover FBI agent on an encrypted messaging platform. The images Tate distributed included depictions of infants and prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Zachary D. Heater
