Kenyon Man Sentenced to Jail For Child Porn Conviction

Kenyon, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Goodhue County man has been sentenced to 20 days in jail for a child pornography conviction.

Kenyon Man Sentenced to Jail and Probation

Court records indicate that 32-year-old Joshua Marc Lyon has also been placed on probation for five years and ordered to serve an additional 40 days on electronic home monitoring. He also faces a stayed 24-month prison sentence that could be imposed if he violates his probation.

7 Charges Dismissed Through Plea Agreement

According to court documents, Lyon was charged in February 2025 with eight counts of possession of child pornography. Shortly before he was scheduled to stand trial in early July, he entered into a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to one of the charges in exchange for the dismissal of the seven other felony counts.

Investigation Started With Cyber Tip

The criminal complaint says the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension received a cyber tip concerning several accounts on the Kik messaging app that were associated with uploads of child sexual abuse material. An investigator was able to link the accounts to Lyon and later obtained a search warrant for his residence in Kenyon.

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The Charges Involved 1,500 Suspected Child Porn Images and Videos

The charges state that investigators seized computers and other electronic devices that were found to contain approximately 1,500 suspected child pornography images and videos. The criminal complaint lists eight specific examples of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children as young as 2 to 3 years old.

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