United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Krystal Sanspree, 31, of Foley, Alabama, was sentenced today in federal court on a charge of production of child pornography. Sanspree pled guilty to the charge in June of 2019.

United States District Court Judge Callie V.S. Granade imposed a sentence of 240 months imprisonment. The judge ordered that Sanspree undergo mental health treatment while incarcerated. The judge also ordered Sanspree to serve a fifteen-year term of supervised release beginning upon her discharge from prison. Upon her release from prison, Sanspree will be required to register as a sex offender. Judge Granade ordered that Sanspree pay $10,100 in special assessments. Sanspree’s co-defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on April 15, 2020.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals, federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood and for information about internet safety education, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc

The case was investigated by the Foley Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security. It was prosecuted in the United States Attorney’s Office by Assistant United States Attorney Kacey Chappelear.