Eastern Nebraska man sentenced for having nearly 25,000 files of child pornography
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An eastern Nebraska man was sentenced to prison Friday after getting caught with nearly 25,000 child pornography files.
Michael Scott, 60, got 25 years in a federal prison with 10 years of supervised release for distribution of child porn.
Scott was also ordered to pay $69,000 in restitution.
The Nebraska State Patrol received a tip from Discord that a user had uploaded two files of child porn.
Investigators confirmed that the phone number from the account belonged to Scott and his address in Murray, a village south of Plattsmouth.
Law enforcement executed a search warrant on Scott’s Discord account and found at least seven more images of child porn.
During a search of Scott’s home, investigators found 14 electronic devices.
On Scott’s cellphone, law enforcement found a total of 19,807 photos and 5,126 videos of child porn.
On the other devices, Investigators found 200 more photos of child porn.
Investigators also found a conversation on Discord in which Scott sent at least one image of child porn to another user in January 2024.
Law enforcement also located at least four files of child porn that were uploaded to Discord the same month.
Scott admitted to using his cellphone for viewing and trading child porn.
