(KLZA)--Federal prosecutors say a Falls City man has been sentenced on a child pornography conviction.

United States Attorney Lesley Woods says 55-year-old Darren Tracy was sentenced May 8th in federal court in Lincoln for receipt of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Susan Bazis sentenced Tracy to 71 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Tracy was also ordered to pay six-thousand dollars in restitution to victims.

Authorities say the investigation began in March of 2024, when a Richardson County investigator discovered child pornography in a hidden photo album on Tracy’s cell phone during an unrelated investigation. Investigators later obtained search warrants for the phone and associated iCloud account.

According to court documents, investigators located more than 900 files containing child pornography, including images and videos. Metadata indicated the files were obtained between May of 2020 and December of 2023. Investigators say Tracy admitted downloading the material from the internet.

The case was investigated by the Richardson County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative.