Kansas City Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for distributing child pornography.

Jeffrey L. Petrie, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 30 years for his conviction for distribution of child pornography. The court also sentenced Petrie to a life term of supervised release following incarceration.

Petrie has two prior convictions for child molestation in the second degree, which require him to register as a sex offender.

On April 16, 2026, Petrie pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography. Petrie admitted that he distributed child pornography to other users on social media platforms.

Petrie will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison and will be subject to federal and state sex offender registration requirements, which will apply throughout his life. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore. It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Franklin County, Missouri Sheriff's Office.

Project Safe Childhood

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 www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."