Springfield man convicted of sexually exploiting two child victims – Newstalk KZRG

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri – A Springfield, Missouri man has been convicted in federal court of sexually exploiting two child victims.

Travis Tyler Isham, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Isham to 10 years of post-incarceration supervision. Isham will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison and will be subject to federal and state sex offender registration requirements, which could apply for the rest of his life.

On December 13, 2023, Isham pleaded guilty to two counts of child sexual exploitation. Isham admitted that he used two child victims to produce child pornography. Investigators found 276 images of child pornography on Isham’s cell phone. The images were screenshots of a video of child pornography that was also found on Isham’s phone.

Today’s sentence includes an aggravated obstruction of justice charge because Isham attempted to destroy and/or dispose of the cell phone he used to commit the crime. Officers contacted Isham at a cell phone store where he attempted to trade in his cell phone. The cell phone’s screen was broken and the phone appeared to be bent.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie L. Wan. It was investigated by the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department and the Southwest Missouri Cyber ​​Crimes Task Force.