Khari McKoy, a 29-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 74 months in prison for possessing hundreds of images depicting child sexual abuse. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court, as announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
McKoy pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on January 30, 2025, before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly. In addition to the prison term, Judge Kelly ordered that McKoy serve 10 years of supervised release.
FBI Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox of the Washington Field Office joined in announcing the sentence.
Court documents state that in mid-January 2024, Google reported an upload of more than 1,000 files suspected to contain child sexual abuse material through its Drive applications. This tip led to an investigation by the Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (CEHTTF). FBI agents and Metropolitan Police Department officers reviewed the files and found that most depicted prepubescent boys involved in sexual acts. A search warrant executed at McKoy’s residence resulted in the recovery of devices containing several such images.
The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a national initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to address child sexual exploitation and abuse. The project brings together federal, state, and local resources to find and prosecute individuals who exploit children online and to identify victims. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.justice.gov/psc.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Washington Field Office and the Metropolitan Police Department’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes FBI agents as well as other federal agents and regional detectives focused on investigating child exploitation and human trafficking cases.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rachel Bohlen and Karen Shinskie prosecuted the case.
