Montgomery, Ala. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the sentencing of Corey Joseph Brand of Phenix City, Alabama for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. On May 12, 2025, a federal judge ordered 46-year-old Brand to serve 360 months in prison. The judge also ordered that Brand remain on supervised release for five years following his prison term and to register as a sex offender. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to Brand’s plea agreement and other court records, in September 2023, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a tip about the online upload of child sexual abuse materials, including images of a nude young female, using a social media website. The user of the account claimed to be an active-duty soldier in Georgia. The tip was referred to the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), which ultimately identified Brand as the source of the uploads. The investigation revealed that Brand deceptively used another individual’s identity to establish the account.
Brand formally served in the Army but had previously been discharged.
A search warrant was executed at Brand’s residence in Phenix City where numerous images of child sexual abuse materials stored on electronic devices were discovered. Also, there was evidence that the images had been distributed to others. Further investigation revealed that Brand had previously used a minor victim to produce child sexual abuse material.
In 2024, a federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama charged Brand with producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. Brand pleaded guilty to those charges on February 7, 2025.
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