DOJ CP round up 5/20/20
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/west-plains-school-employee-charged-producing-child-pornography
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/tulsa-man-faces-child-pornography-charges
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/koreatown-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charges-after-coercing-minor-girls-send
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/man-indicted-conspiracy-produce-images-child-sexual-abuse
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/residence-searched-warwick-man-arrested-child-pornography-charges
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/hallows-pleads-not-guilty-possession-child-pornography-felony-information-filed-federal
SALT LAKE CITY – Timothy James Hallows, age 62, of Kaysville, pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography during an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City Friday.
The charges, filed May 8, 2020, allege Hallows possessed material containing an image of child pornography involving a minor who had not attained 12 years of age. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for June 30, 2020, at 3 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead. Hallows is in federal custody.
Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Davis County Attorney’s Office have worked together to determine the best venue to prosecute the case. Those discussions resulted in the filing of the Felony Information last week. This coordination happens regularly in child exploitation cases because of the significant penalties available in the federal system. Law enforcement officers working these cases are often members of the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, which allows them to work seamlessly with prosecutors in either venue.
“These are cases that motivate all prosecutors because they involve the victimization and exploitation of children,” U.S. Attorney John W. Huber said today. “My office regularly partners with the Office of the Davis County Attorney on child exploitation cases such as this one, as we do with other county attorney offices throughout the state. Together, we seek the best court system to achieve justice for child victims and their families.”
“State court prosecutors and law enforcement officers are experienced and accomplished in developing cases. Unfortunately, and all too often, inadequate state court sentences fail to deliver measured justice that matches the seriousness of the offenses. Federal court convictions can typically bring more appropriate sentences for those who would collect images of sexual violence against children. In this case, state and federal law enforcement partners jointly determined that federal court offered a more appropriate venue for prosecution,” Huber said.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/400000-restitution-ordered-two-minor-victims-production-child-pornography-case