(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – A man from Harrison County was sentenced to prison, Tuesday, on a Child Pornography charge. A judge ordered 47-year-old Curtis Lee Jensen, of Woodbine, to serve 12-years in prison, for Receipt of Child Pornography. He must also serve an eight-year term of supervised release after the prison term and register as a sex offender. There is no parole in the federal system.

Authorities say in January of 2021, a cyber tip was sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding child pornography being uploaded to a KIK Messenger account. The email address was traced to Jensen and law enforcement obtained and executed a search warrant for Jensen’s email and KIK account. The investigation revealed that Jensen received and distributed child pornography using his KIK account.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigated the case, which was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Offices for the Southern District of Iowa. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood and resources about internet safety, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.