PADUCAH, Ky. – Kevin Alan Lewis, a civilian formerly residing at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, followed by a life sentence of supervised release on November 19.
He was found guilty of production of the sexually-explicit image of a minor, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. in a news release.
“Protecting the young and most vulnerable of our community is a priority of the Department of Justice and my office,” U.S. Attorney Kuhn said. “The 25 year sentence is a just outcome as there is no parole in the federal system.”
According to the plea agreement filed July 21, 2015, Lewis admitted that on or about March 10, 2014, he persuaded and used an 11-year old male to photograph his (the minor’s) genitals, and then send the image to him electronically.
In addition, the photo was produced using materials that had been mailed, shipped, or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
The crime occurred on the Fort Campbell military base.
According to three of five charges in a Superseding Indictment which were dismissed, Lewis was a registered sex offender in Christian County, Kentucky based on a 2003 conviction for Child Molestation in Georgia.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys David Sparks and Marisa Ford, and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of the United States Army Campbell Criminal Investigation Detachment (CID) at Fort Campbell.