A Holdrege man was sentenced for possession of child pornography.
On Wednesday in federal court, Corey D. Sikes 41 was sentenced to 138 months in prison, followed by a 10-year supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Sikes was additionally ordered to pay $3,000 which will contribute to funds established for victims of these types of crimes.
On January 13, 2022 a search warrant was executed on Sikes residence based on information from CyberTipline Report about images and a video depicting child pornography uploaded by an individual, later identified as Sikes.
During the search, Sikes was interviewed and admitted to searching for child pornography online.
Several of Sikes devices were seized and examined. Investigator found 120 images of child pornography and another 483 images were questionable and/or child erotica on Sikes personal cellphone. His laptop contained 350 images of child pornography and another 500 images which were questionable and/or child erotica.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
