An Adel man was recently sentenced to federal prison for engaging in transportation of child pornography.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District Court of Iowa, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were notified of a CyberTip that an account associated with 55-year-old Douglas Harsh possessing files containing child sexual abuse material. The Southern District Court states that law enforcement collected electronic devices during a search of Harsh’s residence in Adel and later confirmed that he was a member of an online chat group, whose members shared images and videos of child pornography. 

On September 5th, Harsh was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for transportation of child pornography. Once he is released from prison, Harsh will be under supervision for seven years and must pay $15,000 of restitution. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the assistance of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children, and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.