A detective with the Smyrna Police Department was arrested and charged yesterday with violations of federal child sexual exploitation laws.
Officials said according to court documents, Michael Anthony Kealty, 33, distributed child pornography via his Snapchat account in August 2023. Federal agents executed a search warrant at his residence on September 22, 2023. Subsequently, they discovered additional child pornography in his Snapchat account police said.
Kealty has been charged via Complaint with Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography. If convicted of distributing child pornography, Kealty faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, with a maximum penalty of 20 years. If convicted of possession, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors officials said Tuesday.