A registered sex offender in Seattle who was communicating with another person who has since been federally indicted for child sexual abuse was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for possession of images of child sexual abuse, the U.S. Justice Department announced in a news release.
Christopher Randall Hamilton, 39, came to the attention of law enforcement because of communications he had with a Port Orchard man who was arrested in a law enforcement sting operation for seeking to have sex with children, according to the release.
According to records filed in the case, Hamilton was arrested in March 2025 when the analysis of his phone revealed that he possessed approximately 180 videos and 1,500 images of child sexual abuse. Hamilton had been communicating with a man who was arrested after he drove to Eastern Washington believing he was meeting with an adult who would allow him to sexually assault a young child. The child was fictitious, and the man was arrested and charged federally, the release stated. A review of his phone led to Hamilton.
In court, prosecutors argued for, and the judge approved, a 15-year term of supervised release to follow prison so that Hamilton’s communications and electronic devices can be monitored by federal probation. Hamilton was previously convicted in Michigan of possession of images of child sexual abuse.
The case was investigated by the Washington State Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations and the Seattle Police Department.
