OWENSBORO, Ky. — A Kentucky man was sentenced during the week of Sept. 16 to nearly 30 years in federal prison for production and possession of child pornography following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Bowling Green investigation.
According to court documents, Steven Ray Buchanan, 46, of Madisonville, was sentenced to 29 years and six months in federal prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for four counts of producing child sexual abuse material and one count of possessing of child sexual abuse material. Buchanan possessed over 1,200 images and four videos of child sexual abuse. He also took lascivious videos and pictures of two young girls while they were in his bedroom. Upon his release, he will be required to register as a sex offender. Buchanan was also ordered to pay $24,000 in restitution.
There is no parole in the federal system.
This case was investigated by HSI Bowling Green, with assistance from the Kentucky State Police, the Madisonville Police Department and the FBI Owensboro satellite office. Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Spencer McKiness prosecuted the case.
To report any information about human trafficking, child sexual abuse, or the trafficking in child sexual abuse material contact the HSI Tip Line at 877-4-HSI-TIP or report it through the CyberTipline on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s website.