A Whitehall man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison after being convicted of distributing pornographic video of children.
Evidence in the court case showed that 28-year-old Scott Kaercher belonged to a group in the LIVEME app called "Anything Goes." During an online chat with an undercover FBI employee, Kaercher indicated a sexual interest in kids.
In December of 2019, he uploaded child pornography video to the group.
During their investigation, authorities were able to recover Kaercher's phone while executing a search warrant. Thousands of child porn images, including prepubescent kids and sadistic and masochistic activity were found on the phone.
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In addition to the five year sentence, Kaercher is also required to serve 10 years supervised release.
Kaercher's sentencing was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Kaufman.