KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation - Nashville Field Office issued the following press release:
Kyle William Spitze, 27, of Friendsville, TN was sentenced today to 77 years in prison for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), abetting the distribution of animal crushing videos, and possessing and accessing with the intent to view CSAM. Following his imprisonment, he was also sentenced to lifetime supervised release and will be required to register with state sex offender registries and comply with special sex offender conditions.
"The Department has pledged to take out online predator networks and today's sentence is one step toward justice for the families and children...