Sex offender sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography

WICHITA, KAN. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

According to court documents, Jacob Navarrette, 34, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.
In April 2020, a federal judge in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma sentenced Navarrette for possession of child pornography. As part of his sentence, Navarrette went to stay at a transitional center in Wichita, Kansas. In 2024, a staff member found a contraband cellphone under Navarrette's mattress. The phone contained an instant messaging app and messages between the defendant and a person who self-identified as a 17-year-old minor. This minor sent explicit photos of himself at Navarrette's request. Navarrette later admitted to installing the app and using it to speak sexually with many people, including minors.

"Unfortunately, Navarrette was back to committing child sex abuse crimes before he finished serving time for the offense that landed him in prison in the first place," said U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser. "This case is an example of why continued monitoring of sex offenders is crucial to protect our society and our children."

Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigated the case.

Project Safe Childhood

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

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