An Iowa City man was sentenced on September 15, to 14 years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography.

According to court documents, during a 2023 investigation, an account, later determined to be associated with 57-year-old Jeffrey Alan Guentert, downloaded files containing child sexual abuse material. Law enforcement seized 87 electronic devices during a search of Guentert’s Iowa City residence and place of employment. Guentert was a former city employee who worked at the Iowa City Public Library. A forensic examination of the seized devices showed that Guentert used at least 44 of the devices to receive, view, and possess images and videos containing child sexual abuse material, including more than 5000 images and 1500 videos, between 2019 and 2023.

After completing his prison sentence, Guentert will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Guentert was also ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution.