A 20 year old man from Watertown convicted of Possession of Child Pornography has been sentenced in federal court in South Dakota.
Derek Michael Mason must spend 72 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, pay a $5,000 fine, and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from incidents between May 1, 2017, and May 5, 2020, when Mason knowingly possessed graphic image and video files depicting one or more minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Mason used his Apple iPhone 8 to obtain the files from the internet which involved and affected interstate commerce. Mason knew the files contained child pornography when he downloaded them. He also knew that some of the files depicted prepubescent minors who had not attained 12 years of age.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper prosecuted the case.
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