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Trump-Pardoned Tocci Sentenced for Child Abuse Images

3/31/2026

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Daniel Tocci, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four years.
He was sentenced for possessing over 100,000 child sexual abuse images.
The Tocci case links to Capitol riot involvement, but the DOJ release omits it.
Tocci's attorney argued for dismissal based on the pardon, claiming all evidence stemmed from the January 6 case.
Andrew Paul Johnson received a life sentence for unrelated child sex crimes.

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Story summary

Daniel Tocci, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four years.
He was sentenced for possessing over 100,000 child sexual abuse images.
The Tocci case links to Capitol riot involvement, but the DOJ release omits it.
Tocci's attorney argued for dismissal based on the pardon, claiming all evidence stemmed from the January 6 case.
Andrew Paul Johnson received a life sentence for unrelated child sex crimes.