‘Filming Child Abuse’ Lands Louisiana Man 25 Years in Prison

Filming Child Abuse Lands Louisiana Man 25 Years in Prison

A Louisiana man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for filming his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl, it was announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Timothy J. Heaphy.

Gregory Thomas Miller, 57, of Deville, La., pleaded guilty on April 27, 2012, to a 10-count indictment charging him with seven counts of production of child pornography, one count of transporting child pornography, one count of possessing child pornography and one count of marijuana possession. Today’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon.

According to court documents, Miller repeatedly sexually abused a 14-year-old girl and filmed numerous incidents of the abuse during a several month period in 2008. The abuse was discovered when Miller’s car was stopped by National Park Service (NPS) rangers at a DUI checkpoint in Virginia in October 2010. The defendant was in the car with the girl he had abused, who was listed as a missing person in a National Crime Information Center report.

A search of the car revealed a laptop computer, a digital camera, and marijuana. Forensic examination of the laptop revealed video clips of the 2008 abuse.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Moon sentenced Miller to serve a lifetime of supervised release. Miller will also be required to register as a sex offender.

The case was investigated by the NPS and the FBI, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy S. Healey and Trial Attorney Darcy Katzin of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

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