WICHITA, KAN. – A registered sex offender pleaded guilty to uploading child sexual exploitation material (CSAM) from the internet.
According to court documents, Peter Ferley, 45, of El Dorado pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography. In June 2025, Ferley gained access to CSAM using his email address. He used his phone and the internet to send himself images of prepubescent children engaged in sex acts. Ferley is a registered sex offender based upon a 2012 conviction in Butler County, Kansas.
Ferley is scheduled to be sentenced on December 21, 2026. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and El Dorado Police Department are investigating the case.
Project Safe ChildhoodThis case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.