Liberty man sentenced on federal charges involving child sexual abuse material

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KQTV) -- A Liberty, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court Thursday for attempted production of child pornography and receipt and possession of child pornography.

Trevor Scott Teegarden, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Beth Phillips to 188 months, or over 15 years, in federal prison without parole.

Teegarden will also serve a 15-year term of supervised release following his incarceration.

In addition, Teegarden will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release and will be subject to federal and state sex offender registration requirements.

Teegarden pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2026, to attempting to produce child pornography and receiving and possessing child pornography.

Court documents say Teegarden engaged in explicit sexual communications with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old child, but was an undercover law enforcement officer.

On June 28, 2024, Teegarden requested a nude image of the alleged minor and expressed an interest in meeting with them to engage in sexual conduct, according to a news release from the Western District Court of Missouri.

The FBI executed a search warrant at Teegarden's residence in Liberty and found additional child pornography images.