WICHITA – 20-year-old Austin Alan Ray of Kingman has been sentenced to eight and a half years for receiving and distributing child pornography.

Ray pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography. In his plea, he admitted that between Oct. 14, 2010, and Oct. 27, 2010, he received child pornography via computer. At sentencing, prosecutors argued Ray had both received and distributed child pornography using Shareaza and Limewire file-sharing programs. Ray possessed more than 2,400 images of child pornography

This case is being prosecuted as part of the Justice Department’s Project Safe Childhood. For more information see www.projectsafechildhood.gov.