Fairfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Attempted Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Trevor Clayton Morgan, 34, of Fairfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins to 20 years in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

According to court documents, in April 2023, Morgan persuaded a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a video recording. In November 2023, Morgan attempted to distribute the video to another person on the Telegram app. Morgan also knowingly possessed hundreds of files containing CSAM.

The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office, Homeland Security Investigations, the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force / Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Delaney prosecuted the case.

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 those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the "resources" tab for information about internet-safety education.