A man from West Plains will spend the next 15 years behind bars without parole.
David Lee Wilson had pled guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography.
Wilson had been convicted previously in the state of Washington for child molestation.
Press Release:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A West Plains, Missouri, sex offender was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography.
David Lee Wilson, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 15 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Wilson to a lifetime of supervised release following incarceration.
On Aug. 5, 2020, Wilson pleaded guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography. Wilson has a prior conviction for child molestation in Grays Harbor County, Washington, and is a registered sex offender.
A law enforcement officer contacted Wilson at a West Plains residence on Aug. 22, 2019, and seized his cell phone. The cell phone contained images of child pornography.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ami Harshad Miller. It was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force, and the West Plains, Mo., Police Department.
