TOPEKA, KAN. –A Salina man is going to prison after a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation into reports of child sexual abuse material.
According to court documents, Douglas Harpster, 53, of Salina pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor – possession of child sexual abuse material.
Harpster was sentenced to 78 months in prison and a ten-year term of supervised release.
In October of 2022, the FBI received a tip that a computer IP address with a geolocation in Salina was downloading known Child Sex Abuse Material files using an Internet file sharing platform. The user was identified as Harpster. FBI agents executed a search warrant on Harpster’s home and seized multiple electronic devices and electronic storage devices. A review confirmed his files contained over 1,500 thumbnails or cached images depicting minors, including those under the age of 12, engaged in sexually explicit conduct.