Omaha Man Sentenced to a Total of 262 Months for Production and Distribution of Child Pornography

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Steven Jones, 46, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on February 18, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Jones to 262 months' imprisonment on the production count and 240 months' imprisonment on the distribution count. The sentences will run concurrent to each other. There is no parole in the federal system. After Jones's release from prison, he will begin a seven-year term of supervised release.

On October 31, 2024, the FBI executed a search warrant at an Omaha residence and seized electronic devices for forensic examination. Investigators located numerous images and/or videos depicting child pornography and identified several individuals in the Omaha area who discussed and exchanged child pornography. Jones was one of the individuals the FBI identified. In September 2022, Jones sent another individual multiple voyeuristic photos of a female child between six to nine years old. The photos were sent in a text message string discussing the sexual abuse of children. Jones took additional voyeuristic photos depicting Minor Victim 1, who was seven years old at the time, unclothed and sent those photos to another individual in the context of a text message string discussing the sexual abuse of children.

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 United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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