Man Sentenced to 210 months for Distributing Child Sex Abuse Material

MOBILE, AL - A Talladega man was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for distributing child sex abuse material.

According to court documents, Dylan Lovvorn, 37, plead guilty to four counts of Distribution of Child Pornography. The investigation began in July 2024 after the Mobile County Sheriff's Office received Cyber Tips from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children regarding multiple KIK accounts involved in distributing child sex abuse material. Investigators determined that the accounts were operated by Lovvorn, who was living in Mobile, Alabama, at the time.

Search warrants issued to KIK yielded the content of the accounts. On four separate occasions, investigators located chats in which Lovvorn agreed to exchange illicit material with other users and sent multiple images and videos depicting prepubescent children being sexually exploited.

United States District Judge Terry Moorer sentenced Lovvorn to 210 months of incarceration in the Bureau of Prisons. While in custody, Lovvorn will be required to participate in mental health, substance abuse, and sex offender treatment programs. Upon release, he will serve a 15-year term of supervised release. Lovvorn must register as a sex offender, is prohibited from contact with minors, and is subject to restrictions on internet use. Judge Moorer also ordered Lovvorn to pay restitution to victims identified in the material he distributed, emphasizing the lasting impact of child abuse and exploitation.

"Criminals who exploit children-whether online or in person-will be investigated, identified, and brought to justice," said Sean P. Costello, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama. "Working with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, our prosecutors will bring the full force of the law to bear on any offender who would take advantage of children."

"Those who distribute child sexual abuse material are not simply sharing images. They are perpetuating the abuse and exploitation of innocent children," said Christopher R. Flowers, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Mobile. "This sentence reflects the seriousness of these crimes and reinforces a simple truth: individuals like Dylan Lovvorn who prey on children will be pursued and held accountable. The FBI will continue working relentlessly with our partners to identify offenders and bring them to justice."

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Mobile County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tandice Blackwood prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc/publications-resources