Overview

• A jury in Sacramento convicted 37-year-old Kyle Travis Colton of one count of receiving child pornography following a one-day trial on July 16, 2025.
• FBI agents recovered a laptop from Colton’s Citrus Heights home containing hundreds of graphic images and videos of child sexual abuse saved in his downloads folder and desktop, with bookmarks to known illegal websites.
• Evidence showed Colton downloaded the illicit material between July 2022 and December 2023, leading to the federal charges.
• Colton was pardoned by President Trump earlier this year for his role in the January 6 insurrection, raising scrutiny over the reach of executive clemency.
• He faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison, a five-year mandatory minimum and a $250,000 fine at his sentencing before Judge Dale A. Drozd on October 27.