Clear Lake man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges

SIOUX CITY — A Clear Lake man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of producing and distributing child pornography.

The US Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa’s office says 43-year-old David Garrison pleaded guilty on Thursday in US federal court in Sioux City to sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography.

Prosecutors say at the plea hearing, Garrison admitted that he sexually exploited a child in July 2021 by producing a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. He also admitted that between June and August in 2021 that he distributed visual depictions of child pornography to other individuals.

Garrison faces between 15 and 50 years in prison, a $500,000 fine, $95,200 in special assessments and a lifetime term of supervised release when he’s sentenced at a later date.