COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – A Council Bluffs man was sentenced Thursday, August 12, 2021, by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 121 months in prison for Possession of Child Pornography. His term of imprisonment will be followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to court documents, Cody Goodwin Taylor, age 31, of Council Bluffs, pleaded guilty to Possession of Child Pornography in April 2021.
In July 2020, a cybertip was received by Council Bluffs Police Department that numerous images of suspected child pornography had been uploaded to a Google drive account. While CBPD was investigating the cybertip, they received a report that Taylor’s cellular phone contained child pornography. A search warrant was executed on Taylor’s cell phone and a forensic analysis discovered over one hundred photos and videos of child pornography.
Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Council Bluffs Police Department investigated the case and the United States Secret Service National Computer Forensics Institute provided computer forensic training and equipment.