Coralville Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Receipt of Child Pornography

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Coralville, Iowa man was sentenced on November 12, 2026, to 140 months in federal prison for two counts of possession of an unregistered firearm and one count of receipt of child pornography.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Edward Ian Whitehouse, also known as Kodi, 59, received numerous images and videos containing child sexual abuse material, including content with minors as young as infancy. Whitehouse messaged self-purported minors and made plans for the self-purported minors to travel to Iowa to meet with him and engaged in sex acts. Whitehouse was found to be in possession of numerous weapons and ammunition, including four rifles, two shotguns, two handguns, 15 different firearm magazines, an AR-15 rifle with a silencer attached, and a separate a rifle silencer. Neither silencer was registered to Whitehouse under the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Whitehouse will be required to serve an eight-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Whitehouse was also ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution.

United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Coralville Police Department, Joint Forensic Analysis Cyber Team, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 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.

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is the Department of Justice's nationwide initiative that brings federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, prosecutors, and other public safety partners together to coordinate efforts to combat violent crime and make communities safe. Coordinated by U.S. Attorneys' offices in each of the 94 federal districts, PSN is tailored to particular communities to strategically address specific violent crime and public safety challenges. As a key component of Operation Take Back America, PSN serves a central role in the Department's commitment to make our country safe. PSN emphasizes three core principles: rapid federal response to violent crime and criminal offenders; strong, strategic partnerships among law enforcement at all levels; and accountability and deterrence through the prosecution of the most serious, readily provable offenses and other strategies. These efforts complement and strengthen President Trump's Homeland Security Task Forces, ensuring a comprehensive federal response to the most pressing public safety issues facing communities. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.