Gary Hammond Jackson, III, a 33-year-old resident of Pasadena, Maryland, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett. The judgment follows Jackson's conviction for sexually exploiting a minor and committing a felony involving a minor as a registered sex offender. His sentence also includes a lifetime of supervised release.
The sentence was announced by Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, alongside Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of the FBI's Baltimore Field Office, Superintendent Roland L. Butler, Jr. of the Maryland State Police, and State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess of the Anne Arundel County.
Jackson pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two minor females, aged 6 and 3, during 2020 and 2022, producing child sexual abuse material in the process. In November 2020, he abused the first victim, then 6 years old, using his cell phone to create three images of the abuse. He continued to assault this victim several times throughout that year. Consequently, Jackson was convicted in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on charges of a fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
Upon his release in June 2022, Jackson was placed on probation with the requirement to register as a sex offender. However, in November 2022, he once again produced child sexual abuse images, this time involving the 3-year-old victim.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a national initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. It brings together federal, state, and local resources to locate and prosecute offenders while identifying and rescuing victims. More details on Project Safe Childhood and related resources are available at www.justice.gov/psc.
U.S. Attorney Hayes acknowledged the contributions of the FBI, Maryland State Police, and the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office in the investigation. Hayes also expressed gratitude to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Spencer L. Todd and Paul E. Budlow for prosecuting the case.
Further information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office and its community resources can be found at www.justice.gov/usao-md/project-safe-childhood and www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.
