Cody S. Bingham

Introduction

Cody S. Bingham is a 25-year-old man from Derby, Kansas. A Justice Department release issued on October 28, 2026, announced that he was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents cited in the release, Bingham pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography after FBI investigators identified him as a user of an online chatroom dedicated to exchanging abuse material, where he both posted CSAM and asked other users to create fake abuse images of a minor victim. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted in the District of Kansas.

Background Information

The conduct that put Bingham in federal court began, per the release, in 2025, when the FBI infiltrated an online chatroom named “Filthy Pedo No Limits.” Agents observed users of the chatroom exchanging child sexual abuse material with one another. One of those users was subsequently identified by the FBI as Cody Bingham of Derby, Kansas. The name of the chatroom, and the fact that its users exchanged CSAM openly within it, became the centerpiece of the government’s public statement on the case.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Convicted and sentenced. Cody S. Bingham pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography and was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison.

Per the release’s account of court documents, Bingham distributed multiple CSAM posts to the group chat and asked users to create fake CSAM pictures of a minor victim. An undercover FBI agent then engaged Bingham in private conversations, during which Bingham sent photographs of that minor to the agent. The escalation from sharing existing abuse material to soliciting the manufacture of new imagery of an identified child is what distinguished the case in the government’s description.

After the chatroom investigation identified him, agents executed a search warrant at Bingham’s home and seized his electronic devices. The forensic examination of those devices, as described in the release, found CSAM images depicting sexual acts with minors as young as infants. Bingham pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography, and the sentence handed down reflected the distribution conduct that the chatroom and device evidence documented.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The public response came from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas. U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said: “The conduct in this case is revolting. One does not stumble into a chatroom called ‘Filthy Pedo No Limits’ by accident. Those that deal in this disgusting material can expect to serve long sentences when they are brought to justice.” The release also framed the prosecution as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, which marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet and to identify and rescue victims. For Bingham, the concrete consequence is a 121-month federal prison term.

Current Status

Bingham is sentenced and in the system: the release announced a 121-month prison term on the distribution count, following his guilty plea. The release states that the case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, led in the field by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. No supervised-release term, fine or restitution amount is stated in the release, and no appeal is mentioned.

Impact on Their Career/Life

At 25, Bingham’s near-term future is a decade in federal prison. The felony conviction for distributing child sexual abuse material, the seized devices, and the documented request that others create fake abuse images of a minor victim attach his name permanently to a case whose prosecutor considered the chatroom’s name self-incriminating. Because he pleaded guilty, the facts of the chatroom distribution and the home-device search stand as admitted conduct in the District of Kansas record rather than mere allegations.

Sources

• U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas, “Derby man asks undercover agent to create fake child pornography” — source