Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Sexual Abuse Material Distribution

A 38-year-old Noblesville resident, Cory Todd Cox, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. Cox, who had a history of sexual abuse crimes, pleaded guilty to two counts of receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The investigation revealed that Cox sent and received images of graphic depictions of prepubescent minors via text message and possessed a Dropbox account containing videos and images of child sexual abuse material.

Key Takeaways:

• Cory Todd Cox, 38, of Noblesville, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material.
• Cox pleaded guilty to two counts of receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material, admitting to sending and receiving images of graphic depictions of prepubescent minors via text message.
• The investigation revealed that Cox possessed a Dropbox account containing approximately 5 videos and 31 images of child sexual abuse material.
• Cox had a history of sexual abuse crimes, including convictions for sexual misconduct with a minor in 2007, sexual battery in 2008, and child solicitation in 2017.
• The U.S. Secret Service and Noblesville Police Department investigated the case, with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana prosecuting the case.

Statistics:

• 15 years: length of Cox's federal prison sentence
• 38 years old: age of Cory Todd Cox at the time of sentencing
• 5 videos and 31 images: number of child sexual abuse materials found on Cox's Dropbox account
• 2017: year of Cox's previous conviction for child solicitation

Sources:

• United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana

- Press release: [No URL provided]

- Quote from: Tom Wheeler, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana

• United States Secret Service

- Quote from: Special Agent in Charge Ike Barnes, of the U.S. Secret Service's Indianapolis Field Office

• Department of Justice

- Project Safe Childhood initiative: [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/project-safe-childhood](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/project-safe-childhood)