Slidell Man Sentenced for Child Pornography

Slidell Man Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography

A Slidell man has been sentenced to 108 months in prison after being found guilty of receiving and distributing child pornography.

CHRISTOPHER YARBROUGH, age 43, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 1, 2024, for receipt of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1).

According to court documents, the case against YARBROUGH stemmed from an online Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) investigation by the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office. The investigation was referred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). On June 26, 2023, HSI special agents, along with members of the Slidell Police Department and the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, executed a federal search warrant at YARBROUGH’s Slidell home.

HSI agents arrested YARBROUGH during the search and charged him with receipt of CSAM. HSI’s investigation revealed YARBROUGH received images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of minors.

United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced YARBROUGH to 108 months imprisonment, followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, $6,000.00 in restitution, and a $100.00 mandatory special assessment fee.

The 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. 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.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations; the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office; the Slidell Police Department; and the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, in investigating this matter. The prosecution of this case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. Klebba, Project Safe Childhood Coordinator and Chief of Financial Crimes Unit.