Man who filmed himself sexually abusing children gets 25 years

PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine man was sentenced to 25 years on Wednesday for sexually exploiting two young children.

Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Travis Kimball, 22, of Oxford to 25 years in federal prison followed by 25 years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 17.

According to court records, in April 2022, Kimball sexually abused a young child, filming the abuse to create child sexual abuse material. In June 2022, Kimball sexually abused a toddler, again using his iPhone to capture and produce a video of the abuse.

"First, Travis Kimball committed the devastating act of sexually abusing trusting, young children, then went further to memorialize that abuse on video and attempt to capitalize on it by sharing the child sexual abuse material he produced with others," U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee said. "Mr. Kimball is a 22-year-old who will be a middle-aged man by the time he gets out of prison, but his traumatized young victims and their families will be dealing with the scars from his unconscionable acts far longer. My office will continue to use every tool at our disposal to bring to justice predators like Mr. Kimball who prey on Maine's most vulnerable victims."

The FBI investigated the case. McElwee praised the FBI for their quick action which resulted in limiting the distribution of the child sexual assault material and prevented additional victimizations.

To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt or production of child pornography file a report with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at https://report.cybertip.org/ or 1-800-843-5678.

If you are in Maine and you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted or abused, you can get help by calling the free, private 24-hour statewide sexual assault helpline at 1-800-871-7741.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.