WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
WICHITA, KAN. - A convicted child sex offender was sentenced to 151 months in prison for having child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
According to court documents, Michael Eugene Watley, 59, of Wichita pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.
In July 2025, Watley allowed someone to use his cellphone. While using Watley's phone, the person discovered CSAM images on the device. After the person confronted Watley, they saw Watley move the images into a secure folder protected with a pin code. The witness then called 911, and law enforcement responded.
A forensic review of Watle...