Two Lake Charles men convicted on child pornography charges — one of whom is a former associate professor at McNeese State University — have received lengthy prison sentences.

U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. sentenced Terrence Landry to 17 years and six months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release.

In May 2020, agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation received a complaint from the National Center  for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the possible distribution of child pornography originating in Lake Charles. Further investigation revealed the subscriber of the IP address associated with the images of child pornography was Landry.

Numerous computers and electronic equipment belonging to Landry were seized after a search warrant was issued, according to Vicki T. Chance, the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s public information officer.

“Agents determined that those electronic devices contained over 5,000 still images and more than 400 videos containing child pornography, some of which depicted prepubescent children engaged in sexual activity with adults” she said.

Landry admitted to receiving specific images via the internet in May 2016, knowing they contained child pornography, Chance said.

He pleaded guilty to the charge of receipt of child pornography on April 13, 2022.

Steven M. Stinnett, 51, a former associate professor at  McNeese State University, has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.

On Nov. 17, 2022, law enforcement officers in Calcasieu Parish executed a search warrant at the residence of Stinnett. Officers seized computers and electronic equipment during the search.

Chance said agents with the Department of Homeland Security Investigations conducted a forensic review of Stinnett’s computer and found numerous images and videos containing child sexual abuse material.

“Stinnett admitted that one of the child pornography images was received via the internet in April 2017 and  depicted a prepubescent female in a sexually explicit manner,” Chance said.

Stinnett admitted to having 228 still images and 57 videos containing child sexual abuse material in his possession and pleaded guilty to a charge of receipt of child pornography on Feb. 3.