KANSAS CITY– A Kansas City man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint for child pornography offenses.
Jeffrey Lynn Petrie, 40, was charged in a two-count criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, on April 25, according to the United State's Attorney.
The federal criminal complaint charges Petrie with one count of distributing child pornography over the internet in May 2024, and one count of possessing child pornography from Dec. 9, 2024, to April 24, 2025.
According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, law enforcement officers received a Cybertip reporting that a user, “kinkypopper69,” was uploading video files depicting child sexual abuse materials. Petrie was later identified as the user “kinkypopper69.”
On Thursday, April 24, the FBI conducted a search at Petrie’s residence and seized a cell phone. Petrie is a registered sex offender in Missouri based on prior convictions for child molestation in the 2nd degree.
The charges contained in this complaint are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.