An Anchorage man who pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child was sentenced in federal court Thursday.
Kevin Dale Callander, 45, was sentenced to 210 months — or 17.5 years — in prison on two counts of sexual exploitation. Additionally, Callander will serve a separate 12-year prison term for sexual abuse of a minor, according to a release from the U.S. District Attorney’s office.
Callander was originally charged in November 2013 with five counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, two counts of exploitation of a minor to make child pornography, two counts of indecent viewing of photo without consent of minor, and five counts of possession of child pornography. These charges all spanned from a week in July 2012 in which Callander victimized a 10-year-old girl, the release says.
The images and videos created by Callander were stored on his iPhone, the release says, and sent via email across state lines. The Anchorage Police Department found them after a search warrant was issued for Callander’s home during an investigation against him for child pornography. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service was contacted by Anchorage police when the footage was discovered.
According to court documents, U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason, who sentenced Callander, recommended his sentence be served in Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson — a medium security facility– in Arizona.