PROVIDENCE - According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Providence, Richard F. Woodhead, 54, of South Attleboro, Mass., has agreed to plead guilty to an information charging him with attempted receipt of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch; Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police; and Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for New England.
Woodhead was arrested on April 6, 2017, by Homeland Security Investigation agents and members of the Rhode Island State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force following a court authorized search of his residence.
According to court documents, Woodhead and the government agree to the facts that he used a computer to store and view material involving a prepubescent minor or a minor who has not attained the age of 12; the offense involved between 10 but less than 150 images; and that he caused, transported, permitted or sought a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography.
Attempted receipt of child pornography is punishable by statutory penalties of between 5-20 years imprisonment followed by a term of up to lifetime supervised, and a fine of $250,000.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra R. Hebert.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
