Omaha Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Pornography Offenses

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Kenneth Ray Beams, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 27, 2026, in federal court in Omaha for production or attempted production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Beams to 360 months' imprisonment on the production count and 120 months' imprisonment on the possession count. The sentences will be served concurrently. There is no parole in the federal system. After Beams's release from prison, he will begin a 10-year term of supervised release. Judge Rossiter ordered Beams to pay a $2,500 special assessment on each count pursuant to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018.

In May 2025, Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies assisted serving an arrest warrant on Beams for an unrelated felony charge at a residence in Omaha. While law enforcement was at the residence, multiple parties expressed concern to the officers about children in the home being physically and sexually abused. At the time, the residence's owner permitted Beams to live at the home where the 15-year-old Minor Victim also resided. Minor Victim was forensically interviewed at Project Harmony. Minor Victim disclosed the sexual abuse she endured at the hands of Beams. Beams sexually assaulted Minor Victim on numerous occasions. Concerns reported to Minor Victim's parent were ignored and Beams's abuse of Minor Victim was permitted to continue. Investigators forensically examined Beams's cell phone and found images and videos of Beams and Minor Victim. Beams recorded himself sexually abusing Minor victim and exposing Minor Victim to methamphetamine.

"This appropriate and just sentence will provide the community with the protection it deserves from a predator like Beams," said U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods. "The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and FBI did the community an exceptional service with this investigation, and the federal prosecutor fought for and obtained a righteous conviction and sentence that will keep Nebraska safer for the next 30 years."

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 United States Attorney's 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.