Boise man sentenced to 4 years for possession of child pornography

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – A 51-year-old of Boise was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.

According to court records, the investigation began after a citizen witness reported to the Boise Police Department (“BPD”) she had observed child pornography on Justin Yount’s laptop computer. The witness turned the laptop over to BPD, who obtained a search warrant for Yount’s Boise residence and seized additional electronic devices. During a forensic examination of the devices, BPD located over one thousand files of child pornography. During an interview with BPD, Yount admitted to viewing child pornography.

United States District Judge Scott Skavdahl, from the District of Wyoming, sitting by designation, also ordered Yount to serve 15 years of supervised release following his prison sentence, to forfeit the electronic devices that were used to commit the offense, and to pay $15,000 in restitution to the victims in the images he possessed. As a result of the conviction, Yount will be required to register as a sex offender.

U.S. Attorney Joshua Hurwit, of the District of Idaho, made the announcement and commended the cooperative efforts of the Boise Police Department and the Intermountain West’s Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory which led to charges.