Woonsocket Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

PROVIDENCE - A Woonsocket man was sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island for receiving, possessing, and accessing with intent to view child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Jerry Lee Davenport, 51, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., to ten years of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $6000 restitution to the victims.

Davenport pleaded guilty on November 10, 2025, to possessing child pornography.

According to court documents, in March 2023, members of Homeland Security Investigations and the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that Davenport had received and viewed images containing child sexual abuse material. During a search of Davenport's Woonsocket residence, law enforcement located several thumb drives in a locked drawer in Davenport's bedroom containing numerous images of CSAM.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr.

The matter was investigated by members of Homeland Security Investigations and the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc

To report suspected online child sexual exploitation and/or abuse, call the Know2Project Tipline at 1-833-591-KNOW (5669) or visit the NCMEC CyberTipline® at https://report.cybertip.org/Links to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.