FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas man was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), according to court documents.

Seth Burns, 24, of Eureka Springs, was sentenced in federal court in Fayetteville for one count of distributing child pornography on Sept. 5. In addition to his more than 16-year-long sentence, he also received 25 years of supervised release.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas said that Burns used an online social media platform to distribute CSAM to multiple users.

A news release from the department said that Burns' crimes were revealed after a CyberTip was submitted to a Homeland Security Investigations taskforce officer by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Chi

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