A registered sex offender with a history of heinous crimes has been charged with possessing and distributing images of child rape, announced Acting United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes.
ANDREW NICHOLAS EVICH, 67, of Everett, Washington made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle yesterday and will remain in federal custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for March 10, 2015.
Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations identified EVICH as the person posing online as a 13-year-old boy with an interest in sexually explicit images of children. The criminal complaint in the case alleges EVICH was using a peer-to-peer file sharing computer program to receive and distribute sexually explicit images of young boys being molested or raped.
The investigation is still determining the origin of hundreds of sexually explicit images and videos.
EVICH’s prior convictions include a 1974 conviction for raping and murdering a 6-year-old boy in Whatcom County Superior Court, and a 1998 federal prison sentence for receipt of child pornography.
If convicted, EVICH faces a mandatory minimum 15 years in prison and up to 40 years in prison due to his prior sex offender conviction.
The case is being investigated by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kate Vaughan, who serves as the Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The charges contained in the complaint are only allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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- Jason Christopher Paur, Production and Transportation of Child Pornography, Washington 2023 · North Carolina
Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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