Date: 07-29-2024

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United States of America v. Travis J. Bodfield

Case Number: 8:23-cr-00136

Judge: Robert F. Rossiter, Jr.

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (Douglas County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Omaha

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Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography
Ralston Man Sentenced to More than 17 Years for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography

On March 8, 2022, Ralston police executed a search warrant at Travis J. Bodfield’s residence in Ralston after receiving an earlier report regarding an ongoing domestic disturbance involving Bodfield and a minor. During search of the residence, law enforcement recovered Bodfield’s phones. Forensic examination and analysis of Bodfield’s phones found more than 2,400 pictures and 40 videos depicting child pornography. The approximate age range of the minor children were of infant through 12 years old.

Additional review of the cellphone uncovered conversations between Bodfield and other users of Kik, a communication application, engaging in communications that included the exchange of child pornography. During one of the Kik conversations, Bodfield sent a picture of a partially nude, prepubescent female, also about 8-10 years old.

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 United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated by the Omaha FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and the Ralston Police Department.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 211 months’ imprisonment. After Bodfield’s release from prison, he will begin a 10-year term of supervised release. Chief Judge Rossiter ordered Bodfield to pay $28,000 in restitution.

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