West Plains, MO. – A man from West Plains, who is a registered sex offender, was sentenced in a federal court for possessing hundreds of computer-generated images of child sexual abuse.
24-year-old Dace Doverspike was sentenced on July 16, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to 10 years in federal prison without parole and 15 years of supervised release following incarceration. Doverspike has a prior federal felony conviction for possessing child pornography and pled guilty on August 29, 2023, to possessing an obscene video of the sexual abuse of children.
On May 10, 2023, Doverspike’s probation officer discovered multiple images and videos of pornography, including computer-generated images and videos. The officer then gave the phone to Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation. After examination, they found that the phone contained 255 computer-generated image files that depicted child pornography.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force.
