Anthony Michael Mileo, Possession of Child Pornography, Maryland 2021

Former Maryland Police Officer Convicted of Possessing Child Pornography

Greenbelt, Maryland – Former Corporal Anthony Michael Mileo, 54, of Huntingtown, Maryland, pleaded guilty to the federal charge of possession of child pornography.

Mileo was a K9 handler with the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department at the time of his indictment in January 2020.

The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special Agent in Charge John Eisert of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore; Colonel Woodrow W. Jones III, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police; and Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey.

According to his plea agreement, investigators learned that the email address associated with Mileo was linked to a document storage application account that contained over a dozen video files depicting child sexual abuse. The IP addresses associated with the transfer of videos were linked to an Internet Service Provider account located at Mileo’s address in Calvert County, Maryland.

On September 5, 2019, the Maryland State Police obtained a search warrant for the contents of the email account, which revealed approximately 71 video files depicting child sexual abuse, including prepubescent minors and images depicting children in bondage being sexually abused.

Mileo previously faced related charges in Calvert County, but those charges were dismissed in favor of federal prosecution.

Mileo and the government have agreed that, if the Court accepts the plea, Mileo will be sentenced to between 48 months and 78 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has scheduled sentencing for February 17, 2021, at 10:00 a.m.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended HSI Baltimore and the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for their work in the investigation and thanked the Office of the State’s Attorney for Calvert County for its assistance.

Mileo's guilty plea serves as a stark reminder of the devastating impact of child pornography and the importance of holding perpetrators accountable for their heinous crimes.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/former-law-enforcement-officer-pleads-guilty-federal-charge-possession-child-pornography