A 38-year-old Shiloh man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to serve 12 years and seven months in prison for receipt of child pornography.

Sidney Davis also will be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life, U.S. Attorney Stephen Wigginton announced.

Davis has been in custody since April 5, 2012.

Court documents establish that in January 2012, during an undercover investigation, agents from the Illinois Attorney General High Tech Crimes Bureau were able to download child pornography from Davis' computer using a peer-to-peer network site, Wigginton said.