Hunter
12/05/23
Two Cedar Rapids men were sentenced in federal court for separate incidents involving sex crimes with children.
The Gazette reports 50-year-old Jason Anderson was sentenced last week to over 11 years in prison. According to evidence, during 2021 and 2022 he participated in a Snapchat group where men sexually exploited a 13-year-old girl. Anderson admitted to requesting that the girl take and post sexually graphic videos of herself. Officers seized Anderson’s cellphone and found several videos and photos of child pornography.
After serving his 135-month sentence, he will be on five years of supervised release.
The other incident involved 53-year-old Andrew Kyte, who was sentenced last week to over 15 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children. Evidence suggests that Kyte sent gift cards to minors to encourage them to make sexually explicit videos and send them to him.
A US District Judge passed on the sentence last week, along with five years of supervised release. Kyte was ordered to pay $24,000 in restitution to six victims.