A Kansas City, Missouri man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, also known as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Andrew Charles Doyal, 52, received his sentence from Chief United States District Judge Brian C. Wimes. After serving his prison term, Doyal will be on supervised release for life.
Doyal pleaded guilty on October 27, 2025, to possessing CSAM. Court documents show that he had thousands of files containing CSAM on several electronic devices. Some of the material depicted children who were infants and toddlers. At the time of the offense, Doyal was already required to register as a sex offender due to a previous conviction.
Upon his release from prison, Doyal will again be required to register as a sex offender and will have to comply with both federal and state registration rules for the rest of his life.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen A. Brackett and investigated by the Kansas City Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab ‘resources.'”
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri handles federal prosecutions across 66 counties from Iowa to Arkansas borders with offices in Kansas City, Jefferson City and Springfield (official website). The office works with various law enforcement agencies at all levels (official website) and is involved in community outreach programs targeting issues such as violent crime (official website). The office is part of the U.S. Department of Justice (official website).
