Repeat child pornography offender receives 15 years in federal prison

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man will spend 15 years in prison and an additional 15 years on probation for repeated child pornography and related offenses, federal authorities said.

U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said Christopher Daniels, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by 15 years of probation.

Daniels was charged with these violations in an indictment filed in August 2023, and in March of this year, a federal court jury found the defendant guilty on all six counts, including receiving child pornography as a repeat offender, possessing child pornography as a repeat offender, accessing with intent to view child pornography as a repeat offender, and failing to register as a sex offender as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Daniels was previously convicted in federal court in 2015 of possession of child pornography and served 70 months in prison and 10 years probation.

His probation period began on January 15, 2021.

Under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, he was required to keep his sex offender registration information, including his registered residential address, up to date. In July 2022, Daniels failed to provide proof of his sex offender registration with the Pennsylvania State Police as required and entered noncompliance status. Daniels also violated the conditions of his federal release, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

On November 3, 2022, the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Daniels and the FBI conducted a court-ordered search of his residence and seized several of the defendant's electronic devices. Subsequent forensic examination of these devices found thousands of videos and images containing child pornography, as well as browser searches for such material.