WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – Timothy P. McDowell, 40, of Wisconsin Rapids, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley on Thursday. McDowell pled guilty to the charge on October 25, 2022.
The comes after McDowell pled guilty to distributing child pornography on the social media app Kik. Investigators received information that he was distributing the images back in October of 2021.
Judge Conley found the sentence was warranted due to the abhorrent nature of the defendant’s conduct and because the defendant created the potential for endless victimization for the children by sharing the images on the internet.
McDowell was charged as a result of an investigation conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and the Wood County Sheriff’s Office.
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