WICHITA – A 52-year-old Wichita man has been charged in federal court with distributing child porn.

Amel Kevin Loop was charged Wednesday with the one count which alleges that on Nov. 5, 2012, Loop distributed child pornography via computer over the Internet.

An agent’s affidavit alleges that on Sept. 11, 2012, a law enforcement officer engaged in an undercover chat session with another computer user through a peer-to-peer program. The individual said he was sexually interested in toddlers and that he had shared a boy with another adult male. He indicated he was willing “to share more than just pics.”

Investigators followed the individual’s electronic trail to a computer at a company called Strategic Financial Concepts in Wichita. Investigators found a biographical summary on the company’s Web site indicating that Loop was an employee of the company and a volunteer with Youth Horizons, a non-profit organization that provides mentors for children from single-parent homes.

Among the images investigators downloaded were photos of boys 8 to 12 years old in underwear or basketball uniforms.

In November 2012, an FBI agent downloaded 14 images from Loop that clearly depicted children displaying their private parts and engaged in sexual acts. In one photo, a male toddler 1 to 2 years old, lay on a yellow bedspread with his legs spread apart and his privates exposed to the camera. An adult hand was visible holding the child’s left knee.

Subscriber information for the IP address used by the individual who posted the child pornography showed Loop was the subscriber. Investigators served search warrants at Loop’s home and his workplace. They identified a minor victim who told them that Loop had engaged in sexual contact with him approximately 11 years ago.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 20 years and a fine up to $250,000.