A 29-year-old Baltimore man has pleaded guilty to possession, receipt, and distribution of child pornography, federal prosecutors announced today.
Adam Robert Miller, of Baltimore, admitted to distributing and possessing hundreds of videos and images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including a prepubescent girl being subjected to sexual bondage.
According to court documents, in July 2017, Homeland Security Investigations-Baltimore received information from Canadian authorities regarding a user of the KIK secure messaging application, “amiller89,” who was distributing visual depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct in KIK chatrooms.
Subscriber information obtained for the IP address used to access the account was identified as belonging to Miller’s father, at the home where they both resided. On September 13, 2017, a search warrant was executed at Miller’s residence, and he waived his rights and spoke with law enforcement, admitting that “amiller89” was his account.
Miller admitted that between May 13, 2015, and September 13, 2017, he uploaded and stored images and videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in his Dropbox accounts. A search of Miller’s Dropbox accounts revealed that they contained over 300 videos of child pornography.
As part of his guilty plea, Miller will be required to register as a sex offender in the places where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Miller faces a minimum mandatory sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison for each of three counts of distribution and transportation of child pornography.
U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake has scheduled sentencing for December 14, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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