United States Attorney’s Office

Northern District of Iowa

United States Attorney Stephanie M. Rose

PRESS RELEASE For further information contact:

Bob Teig
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (319) 363-6333
Date: June 23, 2010 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

MARION MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

A man who received child pornography on his computer pled guilty today in
federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Bruce Lee Stiles, 29, from Marion, Iowa, was convicted of one count of receiving
child pornography.

In a plea agreement, Stiles admitted receiving child pornography between about

November 2009 and February 26, 2010. Stiles stored child pornography on computer
disks at his residence in Marion. The disks were seized by law enforcement officers on
February 26, 2010.

Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will
be set after a presentence report is prepared. Stiles remains in custody of the United
States Marshal and will remain in custody pending sentencing. Stiles faces a minimum
of 5 years’ imprisonment and up to 20 years’ imprisonment without the possibility of
parole; a fine of up to $250,000; a mandatory special assessment of $100; and
a term of supervised release of at least 5 years and up to the remainder of his life.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Peter E.

Deegan, Jr. and was investigated by the Marion Police Department.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is CR 10-22 LRR.

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