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PORTLAND, Maine: A Boothbay man pleaded guilty today in federal court to distributing child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.

According to court records, on October 8, 2019, Joseph Pinkham, 35, sent several text messages to an individual in Texas containing images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The individual in Texas reported the conduct to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators identified the sender as Pinkham and obtained a search warrant for his residence in Boothbay. In an interview with investigators, Pinkham acknowledged sending sexually explicit images of minors to the individual in Texas.

Pinkham faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 40 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a term of supervised release of at least five years and up to life. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Dallas (Texas) Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Northern District of West Virginia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Harrison County man guilty of child pornography charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Terrell Anderson, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was found guilty today of a child pornography charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

After a two-day trial, the federal jury found Anderson, 25, guilty of one count of “Possession of Child Pornography.” Anderson had child pornography on his phone in January 2020 in Harrison County.

Anderson faces up to 10 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys David J. Perri and Danae DeMasi-Lemon prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bridgeport Police Department investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Northern District of West Virginia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Ohio County man sentenced for child pornography charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Ryan Nicholas Wolf, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for child pornography possession, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Wolf, 35, pled guilty in February 2021 to one count of “Possession of Child Pornography.” Wolf admitted to having devices containing images and videos of child pornography in January 2021 in Ohio County.

Wolf’s Wheeling Island home was searched in January 2021. The search found a thumb drive containing over a thousand images of what appeared to be juveniles. It does not appear as though any of the child pornographic material found in Wolf’s possession was locally produced and/or depicted children that he personally knew.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Perri prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Department of Homeland Security and Wheeling Police Department investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.

@Bonniezilla

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