Broussard Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography

LAFAYETTE - On November 10, 2026, United States District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced Michael Church, 36, of Broussard, to 60 months in federal prison for Distribution of Child Pornography, followed by five years of supervised release. Church previously pled guilty on August 7, 2026.

According to court documents, in June 2025, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents were conducting a multi-state investigation into the production, possession, and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Agents identified a Telegram group chat in which a user with the handle "lbmpc" shared a graphic image of a child with her genitals exposed. FBI agents traced the Telegram account to Church. On October 28, 2025, FBI agents executed a search warrant at Church's residence in Broussard. Church admitted to operating the "lbmpc" Telegram account and admitted that he sent the illicit image to the group chat in November 2024. Church was arrested on October 29, 2025.

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana made the announcement.

FBI investigated this case. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Bordelon with assistance from Legal Assistant Tanya Broussard.

This case was prosecuted 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 the U.S. Attorneys' 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. Learn more at https://www.justice.gov/psc/about-project-safe-childhood.

You may find a copy of this press release (and any updates) on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana at www.justice.gov/usao-wdla.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana at www.lawd.uscourts.gov or at https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/cmecf-pacer, under Case Number 6:25-CR-00314-01.

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