Overview
- Daniel Tocci was sentenced to four years in federal prison Monday in Springfield, Massachusetts, after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material.
- Investigators found more than 100,000 abusive images and videos on five thumb drives and over 10,000 more on his laptop during a November 2023 search tied to the Capitol riot case.
- Prosecutors said his laptop also stored graphic violence and bestiality, including a cat in a blender and a shooting caught on video.
- Before his September 2025 plea, Tocci's attorney sought to dismiss the case by arguing the evidence came from the pardoned Jan. 6 probe, then withdrew the motion.
- Trump's January 2025 mass pardon led to dismissal of Tocci's riot charges, highlighting DOJ's mixed approach to using Jan. 6 evidence in unrelated prosecutions.