Cornhusker State News

Lucas J. Lacy, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for accessing with intent to view visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The sentencing took place on August 20, 2025, before United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher. Lacy will not be eligible for parole under the federal system and will serve a five-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment.

Lacy’s criminal history includes a previous conviction in February 2009 in the District of Nebraska for receipt and distribution of child pornography, which resulted in a sentence of 60 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release. In July 2018, he was also sentenced in the District of Nebraska to 18 months’ imprisonment and ten years of supervised release for failure to register as a sex offender.

The most recent investigation began after the United States Probation Office searched Lacy’s residence in Omaha on November 22, 2021. During the search, two unauthorized cellphones were found; one contained at least one image of child pornography. Further examination showed at least sixteen internet searches related to child pornography.

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods stated: "This 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 United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov."

The Omaha FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force conducted the investigation.