Davenport Man Sentenced to 222 Months in Federal Prison on Transportation of Child Pornography Charges

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced Thursday, July 11, 2024 to 222 months in federal prison for Transportation of Child Pornography and revocation of his federal supervised release.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, David Ponce, 53, a registered sex offender, was found to have a prohibited cell phone while under federal supervised release, had not formally registered with the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, and admitted to using the prohibited cell phone to access child pornography. During the investigation, Ponce was found accountable for more than 600 visual depictions of child pornography.

At sentencing, the Court also found Ponce had violated the terms of his federal supervised release for a prior conviction for attempted enticement of a minor and he was ordered to serve a 30-month term of imprisonment, for a total of 222 months in federal prison.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Ponce will be required to serve five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc. / For information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the resources tab.