DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Davenport man was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison for distribution and receipt of child pornography.

According to public court documents, in 2023, law enforcement received multiple CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child sexual abuse material was uploaded and shared from an account on a digital storage platform. Law enforcement determined that Bob Arthur Phillips, 37, uploaded the child sexual abuse material to the digital storage account. Following multiple residential search warrants at Phillips' residence, law enforcement seized numerous electronic devices belonging to Phillips, found to contain evidence of distributing and receiving child sexual assault material.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Phillips will be required to serve an eight-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Phillips was also ordered to pay $38,000. In addition, Phillips will be required to register as a sex offender.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Scott County Sheriff's Office.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc. For information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the resources tab.