WEBSTER CITY — A Webster City man who received and distributed child pornography was sentenced Feb. 26 to more than 14 years in federal prison.

Kevin Eugene Dill, 56, received the prison term after an Oct. 9, 2020, guilty plea to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography.

In a plea agreement, Dill admitted that between March 2012 and June 2020, he knowingly received and possessed thousands of images and videos of child pornography.

In September 2017, an FBI agent, operating in an undercover capacity, conducted several undercover sessions with Dill, wherein Dill distributed child pornography to the undercover agent. On Oct. 31, 2017, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Dill’s residence, and Dill admitted to receiving child pornography. Despite being confronted, Dill continued to access child pornography utilizing PayPal to purchase child pornography from a Chinese website. When Dill was arrested in June 2020, he again admitted to accessing child pornography for sexual gratification.

United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand sentenced Dill to 169 months’ imprisonment. He was ordered to make $60,500 in restitution. He must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Dill is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.