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Memphis Woman Pleads Guilty to Advertising a Minor for Commercial Sex

A Memphis woman pled guilty to advertising a minor for commercial sex, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


District Man Sentenced to 82 Months for Offensively Touching 14-Year Old Child

Eric Darrell “Butch” Smith, 52, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 82 months in prison for sexually assaulting a girl in the laundry room of a Northwest apartment building in which they were both living, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.


Lincoln Man Convicted of Possession of Child Pornography Following a Jury Trial

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that John Wade Burton, 66, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was convicted on February 15, 2023, following a jury trial of possession of child pornography. Because of a prior conviction, Burton faces a potential statutory imprisonment range of between 10 and 20 years. There is no parole in the federal system. Burton’s sentencing hearing will take place on May 15, 2023.


Vicksburg Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Producing Child Pornography

Mark Totten, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, announced that on Tuesday Virgil Chandler Knowles III, 47, of Vicksburg, Michigan was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of children and distribution of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker also ordered Knowles to spend 10 years on supervised release after his confinement.


Former Active-Duty Soldier sentenced to 22 years in prison for child sex trafficking, producing child pornography, and traveling to the Philippines to sexually assault young children

A former Staff Sergeant stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 22 years in prison for sex trafficking children, producing images of child sexual abuse, and traveling to sexually abuse children. Moeun Yoeun, 40, of Steilacoom, Washington, pleaded guilty in August 2022, admitting that young girls in the Philippines were threatened with death if they refused his sexual assaults. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle called the crimes “vicious, heinous, and cruel.”


Chicopee Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offenses

A Chicopee man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to creating and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


Admitted Child Rapist Sentenced to 50 Years for Child Pornography

A Dallas man who repeatedly raped a 7-year-old child was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.


St. Charles County Man Who Hid Camera in Bathroom Sentenced to 16 ½ Years for Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a St. Charles County, Missouri man who received and distributed child pornography via social media and placed a hidden camera in a bathroom to record nude minors to 16 and one-half years in federal prison.


Phoenix Man Sentenced To 30 Years in Federal Prison For Sexual Exploitation Of 12-Year-Old From Spokane Area

On February 16, 2023, United States District Court Judge Thomas O.Rice sentenced Miguel Antonio Mondaca, 25, of Phoenix, Arizona, to 360 months in federalprison following a jury’s guilty verdicts on charges of Child Sex Trafficking, Online Enticement,and Child Pornography Production and Receipt.


Man Who Posed as Teenager Online Sentenced to 30 Years in Child Pornography Case

A 24-year-old man who posed as a high school student to recruit victims on social media was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton


Justice Department Commemorates National Stalking Awareness Month

The Justice Department joins survivors, victim services providers, justice professionals and others in recognizing the month of January as National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM).


Wallingford Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation and Drug Trafficking Offenses

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER LISCIO, 40, of Wallingford, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to child sexual exploitation and drug trafficking offenses.




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Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Child for Sex

A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 25 years’ incarceration and lifetime supervised release on his conviction for four counts related to the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Inola Man and Tulsa Man Plead Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Two men pleaded guilty this week in federal court to child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Crime

Dana Michael Russell, also known as “Anthony Roberts,” 36, of Giffithsville, Lincoln County, pleaded guilty today to possession of prepubescent child pornography.


Hocking County man sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children as young as 3 years old

A Logan, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court here today to 540 months for producing child pornography of a three-year-old child and possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse, some of which depicted other minor children to whom the defendant had access