DAVENPORT – A Montezuma man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on child pornography and cyber stalking charges.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, 20-year-old Jack James Erselius procured and created computer-generated child pornography images of 13 different victims under the age of 18. Law enforcement seized electronic devices during a search of Erselius’ Iowa City residence. A forensic examination of the seized electronic devices showed that Erselius used the devices to create AI-generated images containing child sexual abuse material of real juvenile girls with their clothes removed. Erselius would send screenshots of satellite views of victims’ homes, their family’s contact information, and live updates on victim’s locations to the people online that Erselius solicited to stalk and rape the victims. 

Erselius was ultimately charged with 1 count of Receiving Child Pornography and 11 counts of Cyber Stalking and was sentenced on July 8. After completing his term of imprisonment, he will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Erselius was also ordered to pay $5,979.46 in restitution and a special assessment of $5,000 under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. 

United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The University of Iowa Police Department and Johnson County Joint Forensic Analysis Cyber Team investigated the case.