Oakland Co. Man Sent To Prison For Possessing Over 600 Child Pornography​ Images

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI — An Oakland County sex offender is going to prison after police found more than 600 images of child pornography on his phone.

Andrew Gregory, 36, from Madison Heights, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, federal officials said. He was already serving a five-year probation sentence after a previous conviction for distributing child sexually abusive material.

Gregory was caught sending the images of child pornography through the Kik instant messaging app by an undercover employee from the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department in Wisconsin, officials said.

Police said the images Gregory sent were sexually abusive and explicit images of prepubescent children.

FBI agents then searched Gregory's house where they found videos showing the "sadistic and masochistic" abuse of young children on his iPhone, officials said.

"Child pornography permanently records the victim’s abuse, and it leaves an indelible mark on victims," United States Attorney Dawn Ison said. "Repeat sex offenders deserve severe punishment for harming the most vulnerable in our society."