Hawley Lists Seven Times Ketanji Brown Jackson Issued Soft Sentences in Child-Porn Cases

At Monday’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) listed seven child pornography cases in which President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, sentenced the convicted defendant to a lesser sentence than federal guidelines recommended and prosecution requested.

Sen. Hawley summarized the findings of the seven cases regarding child pornography charges presided over by Jackson during her district court tenure, in which she had discretion in her sentencing.

In two cases, Judge Jackson gave the lowest sentence permitted by law:

1.       Defendant distributed multiple images of child porn, possessed dozens more, including videos:

Federal sentencing guidelines: 97-121 months in prison. 

Prosecutors recommended 24 months in prison.

Judge Jackson gave the defendant three months in prison.