FARGO – A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to distribution and possession of child pornography.
Alexander Robert McManus, 55, of Jamestown, North Dakota, entered a guilty plea to a three-Count Indictment before US District Judge Ralph R. Erickson on June 12, 2017. McManus pled guilty to one Count of Receipt and Distribution of Materials Containing Child Pornography and two Counts of Possession of Materials Containing Child Pornography.
The case came to the attention of law enforcement after McManus’s wife reported finding a cell phone wedged behind the refrigerator that contained child pornography. Upon questioning by law enforcement, McManus admitted that the child pornography on the cell phone belonged to him. McManus further admitted that other devices in his home, including a flash drive underneath his bedroom mattress, contained additional child pornography.
A subsequent forensic examination of this media revealed thousands of images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, some of which depicted children as young as two years of age, as well as other images which depicted sadistic conduct involving children.
This case was investigated by the Jamestown Police Department and the North Dakota BCI.
Assistant US Attorney Jennifer Puhl is prosecuting the case.
As a result of his guilty plea, McManus’s exact sentence was not specified, but his actions are a stark reminder of the horrors that some individuals are capable of committing.
The people of North Dakota deserve to know that their law enforcement agencies are working tirelessly to bring these perpetrators to justice.
Key Facts
- State: North Dakota
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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