CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell sentenced Brian Kursonis, 59, to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised released for the production of child pornography, according to a news release.
Judge Bell says he also ordered Kursonis to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
Beginning in 2008 Kursonis repeatedly sexually abused two minors and created numerous videos and images showing the abuse, according to a news release.
Investigators say officers became aware of Kursonis’ conduct when a witness saw the child porn on his computer.
Police say they found several photos of child pornography after they seized Kursonis’ computer and other electronic devices.
Kursonis plead guilty to producing child porn on July 20th, 2020, according to a news release.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray thanked CMPD for their investigation efforts when making the announcement of Kursonis’ sentence on October 29th.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alfredo Rosa, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte, prosecuted the case, according to a news release.
