(KIWA Staff Photo)Sioux City, Iowa — A man from Hull has pleaded guilty to federal sexual exploitation charges.
The US Attorney’s Office tells us he possessed child pornography and used Artificial Intelligence to produce other child sexual abuse materials, and pleaded guilty this Tuesday, September 29, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City.
They tell us 31-year-old Evan Marra of Hull was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography and one count of producing, receiving, and distributing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.
At the plea hearing, we are told that Marra admitted that from November 1, 2019, through May 14, 2026, he received and possessed child pornography which consisted primarily of images depicting prepubescent males ages 3-12 engaged in sex acts with adults. Law enforcement received CyberTips from Marra’s cellphone cloud-storage provider and recognized one image as AI-generated materials depicting known minors from the local area.
Search warrants executed on Marra’s social media accounts revealed 50 videos of child pornography and several AI-generated videos of known local victims. During a search warrant of Marra’s electronics, law enforcement found AI-generated material of local victims with their faces inserted in the images so it appeared as if they were being abused.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Marra remains in custody of the United States Marshal and will remain in custody pending sentencing. Marra faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ in prison and a possible maximum sentence of 40 years behind bars, a $500,000 fine, and at least five years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case was investigated by the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office.
