A Cleburne County man was sentenced on May 11 to 432 months in prison for transportation and possession of child pornography, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.
The sentencing of Magnus Clark, age 31, from Heflin, Alabama, comes after he pleaded guilty in January to one count each of transportation and possession of child pornography. Clark will also be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
According to the plea agreement, between November 2023 and June 2024, Clark uploaded child sexual abuse material using Snapchat and Kik social media applications. During a federal search warrant at his residence in June 2024, Clark admitted to agents that he viewed such material and used file sharing apps to trade videos and images with others. Forensic analysis found more than 1,000 videos and over 700 images of child sexual abuse material on his devices.
FBI Birmingham’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated the case along with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Bureau of Investigation (ALEA SBI) and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Leann White prosecuted the case.
Crosby said: "If you suspect or become aware of the possible sexual exploitation of a child, please contact law enforcement. To alert the FBI Birmingham Office, call 205-326-6166. Reports can also be filed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) or online at www.cybertipline.org." The prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child exploitation online.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama advances community safety through public engagement initiatives; it prosecutes federal crimes including those involving children’s safety across more than two million residents in thirty-one counties including Birmingham and Huntsville; it also manages civil cases for the United States government according to its official website.
