Madison County man sentenced to 5 years in prison for possession of child pornography
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (WDTN):
JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) – Jonathan James Moore, 58, of Jackson, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
The investigation in this case began in January 2025 when the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a report from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the uploading of 13 files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to a Google mail (Gmail) account. Further investigation revealed that the Gmail account was owned and operated by Jonathan James Moore, a resident of Jackson. Search warrants for Moore’s residence and his Gmail account were obtained and executed in February 2025, which resulted in the discovery of hundreds of CSAM images, including images involving prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and material that portrayed the sexual abuse or exploitation of infants and toddlers.
Following the search of his home, Moore was interviewed, and he admitted to viewing images of nude children that he downloaded from the internet for sexual gratification. He also admitted to “screenshotting” and cropping some of the images that he obtained and then uploading the images to his Google Photos account.
In April 2025, a federal grand jury returned a multi-count indictment against Moore charging him with several child sexual exploitation offenses, including possession of child pornography. Following his guilty plea to the possession offense, United States District Judge S. Thomas Anderson sentenced Moore to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
Judge Anderson also ordered that Moore pay a fine of $5,000 and a special assessment of $5,000 under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said: “Criminals are using technology to victimize and exploit child victims with increasingly disturbing frequency. This case demonstrates that no matter where offenders are located, our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners will find them and hold them accountable for internet crimes against children.”
This case was investigated by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Jackson Police Department, and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant United States Attorney Josh Morrow prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
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