A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted Adam Pool, a 39-year-old resident of Pelican, on charges related to the advertising and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, between July 5 and July 20, 2024, Pool allegedly posted notices and advertisements offering to exchange CSAM and distributed such material over the internet.
Pool faces one count each of advertising and distributing child pornography. If convicted on both counts, he could receive a sentence ranging from 15 to 50 years in prison. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge who will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines along with other statutory factors.
The case is part of Operation Relentless Justice, an enforcement initiative targeting child sex predators. The operation resulted in the identification of more than 205 child victims and the arrest of over 293 offenders nationwide. The effort was carried out over two weeks by all 56 FBI field offices, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) within the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, and U.S. Attorneys’ offices across the country.
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska and Acting Special Agent in Charge Brandon Waddle of the FBI Anchorage Field Office announced the indictment as part of this coordinated action.
The FBI Anchorage Field Office’s Juneau Resident Agency is handling the investigation into Pool’s alleged activities. Prosecution is being led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Reed and Trial Attorney Rachel L. Rothberg from CEOS.
Authorities emphasized that “an indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood, a national program initiated by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating online child exploitation through coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local agencies. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psc.
