Repeat sex offender sentenced to 10 years in prison

SEATTLE — A repeat sex offender from Seattle was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography.

Nolan Paul Cyre, 40, was also sentenced to 15 years of supervised released, U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran announced.

Investigators said Cyre was on probation for his state sex crime conviction in April 2018 when hundreds of images of child pornography were discovered on his electronic devices.

At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik told Cyre, "You have an addiction, an attraction to using young children as sexual objects. You have a lot of work to do."

In February 2016, Cyre was sentenced in King County Superior Court to 34 months in prison for attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor.

Investigators said Cyre attempted to pay a 15-year-old for sex acts.

As part of his probation following his prison sentence, officials said Cyre was prohibited from possessing electronic devices that could access the internet.

Probation officers said they noticed a laptop and other prohibited devices on a visit to Cyre's residence.

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Officials said the devices were seized and an analysis by Homeland Security Investigations found that they contained "hundreds of images and movies of child sexual abuse."

Cyre's criminal history also includes a 2011 arrest and military court conviction for possession of child pornography, investigators said.

In addition to his prison sentence, Cyre was ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution to the victims identified in the pornography on the laptop.

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