The Justice Department says a Reno man was sentenced to 84 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to child pornography.Â
Prosecutors say 27-year-old Aaron M. Quackenbush will also be required to register as a sex offender.Â
Authorities say during a police interview, he admitted to downloading thousands of video and photo files for 12 years. They say when investigators were getting a search warrant for his home, Quackenbush deleted files with child pornography from his cellphone. Investigators say they found more than 5,700 files.Â
Prosecutors say he actively sought babysitting opportunities with families with young girls so that he could document them.Â
The case was investigated by the FBI, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and the Northern Nevada Cyber Center Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Keller prosecuted the case.
If you have information regarding the sexual exploitation of children, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Cyber Tipline at www.cybertipline.org.
(Department of Justice contributed to this report.)
