Columbus man sentenced for distribution of torture, murder videos

Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of violence toward and murder of children

A Columbus man will spend more than 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the possession and distribution of images and videos depicting the torture, mutilation and murder of children.

On Dec. 18, 38 year Columbus man Jeremiah Morrison was sentenced to 420 months in federal prison.

According to court documents, investigators executed a search warrant on June of 2023 that uncovered more than 3,000 images and 900 videos which “generally depicted prepubescent children, toddlers or infants engaged in sex acts with adults.”

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Investigators also uncovered videos depicting the torture, mutilation and murder of children.

“The horrors in the files that Morrison collected, viewed, possessed, distributed and discussed on the dark web are so devoid of humanity, it is truly hard to put into words,” said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker in a press release. “We cannot allow individuals like Morrison to remain in society. He’s a danger to society and should be imprisoned. May today’s sentencing provide justice for the victims and their families.”

Morrison was convicted two other times of crimes against children.

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