COLUMBUS, Ohio-Lee Allen Goudy, a 30-year-old Knox County man and repeat sex offender, pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. He faces a prison sentence of at least 15 years and up to 40 years due to his status as a repeat offender.
The FBI received a tip in August 2023, leading to an investigation that uncovered Goudy’s distribution of child sexual abuse material through various online platforms. His phone contained hundreds of videos and images depicting sexual abuse of infants and toddlers. Goudy was arrested in September 2023 for violating his federal supervised release warrant.