CP Roundup January 22, 2021
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-federal-contractor-sentenced-receipt-child-pornography
Former Federal Contractor Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Polish citizen, who was employed as a federal contractor for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, was sentenced today to five years in prison for receiving images of child sexual abuse.
According to court documents, Michal Piotrowicz, 40, while living in Alexandria, used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to receive and possess over 1,000 images of child pornography, featuring the sexual exploitation of young girls. While he was under investigation, Piotrowicz was intercepted and arrested at Dulles International Airport as he attempted to leave the country
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/previously-convicted-sex-offender-sentenced-35-years-federal-prison-child-pornography-and
Previously convicted sex offender sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for child pornography and international kidnapping
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Clarence Michael Ransom, 53, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced on Jan. 20 to 35 years in federal prison for attempted production of child pornography, international parental kidnapping and failure to report international travel as a sex offender.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/box-elder-man-found-guilty-receipt-and-possession-child-pornography
Evidence at trial established Golden knowingly received and possessed sexually explicit images of minor females between June 2014 and September 2018. Golden was arrested in Rapid City in 2018 on a Colorado fugitive warrant for sexual exploitation of a child. At the time of his arrest, Golden had five devices containing child pornography and multiple devices on which he had installed data shredding applications and other anonymizing software
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/silver-spring-sex-offender-pleads-guilty-possession-child-pornography
Silver Spring Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
Violated His Supervised Release on Previous Federal Conviction for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography Less than Six Weeks After His Release from Prison
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/camden-county-man-charged-distributing-child-pornography
In December 2020, law enforcement officers interviewed Osinski after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that images of child sexual abuse were shared from an IP address assigned to Osinski’s residence. During and after the interview, law enforcement officers lawfully reviewed the contents of Osinski’s cell phone, which contained numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse. Additional investigation revealed the existence of links and folders on a cloud storage website controlled by Osinski that Osinski transmitted to others using a social media application on his cell phone. These links and folders contained numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse, including materials that depicted prepubescent children and sadomasochistic conduct.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/taunton-man-sentenced-child-pornography-offenses
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/waxhaw-nc-man-sentenced-30-years-producing-child-pornography
According to court documents and information introduced at the sentencing hearing, in September 2018, law enforcement became aware that an individual later identified as Seely was sharing child pornography online. Court records show that, in February 2019, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Seely’s residence and determined that Seely actively traded child pornography online. Law enforcement also recovered multiple electronic devices, including three external hard drives. A forensic examination of the seized items revealed that Seely possessed approximately 500 videos and 240 images depicting the sexual abuse of children. Court documents also show that Seely also produced child pornography, which he distributed to others.