FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – A Flowood man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for possession of abusive child pornography materials.

Timothy Daniel Steele, also known as Timothy Daniel Gantenbein, was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release.

According to court documents, the 26-year-old possessed thousands of images and videos of child pornography depicting adult men engaging in sex with minor children. Steele was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 13, 2021, and pled guilty on July 7, 2023, to possession of child pornography.

Steele was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $324,876.39 to his victims and pay $5000 under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Flowood Police Department.