Show-Me State Times

U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey has sentenced Torrey Jaymes McAlpin, a 37-year-old from Rolla, to 190 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. Following his release, McAlpin will be under supervised release for life.

The case began when the social media platform Kik reported a user who uploaded videos and images of child sexual abuse material. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children traced these uploads back to McAlpin. He had a prior conviction for first-degree sexual abuse involving a child in Kentucky in 2013 and was found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender in Tennessee in 2018.

Investigations revealed that McAlpin sent multiple illicit images and videos to other Kik users in June 2021. In July, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and one count of failure to register as a sex offender.

The Phelps County Sheriff’s Department and Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Chapman prosecuted the case.

This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse through collaboration among federal, state, and local resources.