A Mapleton man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. According to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 22-year-old Gregory William Douglas McCormick submitted his guilty plea to the federal court in Sioux City on Monday. McCormick admitted he knowingly received, distributed, and possessed child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using the social media messaging app, Kik. Authorities say McCormick possessed over 120 images and seven videos, which included infants and toddlers. McCormick remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, pending his formal sentencing of up to 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines, and supervised release following his prison term. The case was brought as part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Project Safe Childhood with assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Cyber Crime Bureau.
