Long Grove Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Long Grove, Iowa man was sentenced on November 12,2026, to 15 years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received CyberTips that an account, later determined to be associated with Kristopher Jacob Stoker, 24, received files containing child sexual abuse material. Law enforcement seized electronic devices during a search of Stoker's Long Grove residence. A forensic examination of the seized electronic devices showed that Stoker used the devices to receive, view, and possess images and videos containing child sexual abuse material.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Stoker will be required to serve a seven-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Stoker was also ordered to pay $37,000 in restitution and $1,000 AVAA assessment.

United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Scott County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.

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 the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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.