Thursday, Apr. 28, 2011
Raymore man pleads to federal child porn charges
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ReprintA Raymore man and former St. Louis area girls track coach was sentenced in federal court last week for attempting to receive child pornography over the Internet.
Kurtis W. Neely, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott O. Wright to five years in federal prison without parole. Neely was formerly employed as a track coach at St. Joseph Academy, Frontenac, and prior to that, as a substitute teacher and coach in Kansas City-area schools.
Neely pleaded guilty on Dec. 8, 2010. During a forensic examination of Neely’s computer, investigators identified a video of child pornography that was recorded during a live feed from an Internet chat room.
Neely also admitted that he discussed sexually explicit matters in an Internet chat room with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. In reality, Neely was communicating with an undercover Maryland Heights Police Department officer.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katharine Fincham. It was investigated by the Raymore Police Department and the Mayville Police Department.
