Louisiana man sentenced to over 12 years for child pornography

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) – A Calcasieu Parish man was sentenced on Friday for child pornography.

Gabriel Lyons, 26, of Sulphur, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, on child pornography charges. According to court documents, Lyons was communicating with a 15-year-old minor girl in July 2022 and began asking her for sexually explicit images and videos. Lyons would engage in “cybersexing” with the minor. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cyber tip in August 2022 and began an investigation.

Law enforcement determined that on July 4, 2022, Lyons received a video of the minor over the internet. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforcement searched the residence of Lyons, who was present at the time and admitted to agents that he had been communicating and was still communicating with her, knowing she was 15. Lyons was charged and pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography.

The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.