Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Donald Tolbert, a 50-year-old man from Albuquerque, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of distribution, receipt, and possession of videos and images containing child pornography in violation of federal law on Monday in federal court.

According to Tolbert’s plea agreement, he committed these offenses between July 17, 2012, and September 20, 2012. During that time, Tolbert sent and received numerous images and videos of child pornography by email. He then transferred several of those pornography images and videos between his multiple email accounts. Tolbert also stored videos and images of child pornography on his mother’s computers.

Tolbert committed these offenses after being previously convicted in New Mexico state court of two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor under the age of 13.

Tolbert is currently in custody pending sentencing where he faces a term of imprisonment in the range of 30 to 35 years (360 to 420 months).

The Albuquerque office of Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, New Mexico State Probation and Parole, and the New Mexico Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory investigated this case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristopher N. Houghton and Alexander M. Uballez are prosecuting the case.

Tolbert’s guilty plea brings him one step closer to justice for his heinous crimes. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this story and provide updates as more information becomes available.

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