Barry Porter Griffith, Child Pornography, Texas 2012

A 45-year-old Flint, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Barry Porter Griffith, 45, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was then sentenced to 42 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis.

According to information presented in court, on October 31, 2012, Texas Department of Criminal Justice network engineers detected significant Internet bandwidth being used by a state-owned computer to view pornography online. The engineers identified the user as Griffith, a state parole officer. They remotely viewed the websites that Griffith was accessing and determined that he was viewing child pornography from his office.

When approached by investigators from the Office of the Inspector General for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Griffith admitted to the conduct. He later met investigators at his residence, and surrendered two personal computers. Forensic examination of the computers confirmed that they contained images depicting child pornography.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Office of the Inspector General for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Longview Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Coan.

Griffith’s crimes were punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He will serve his sentence in a federal correctional institution. This case is a prime example of the importance of holding individuals accountable for their actions and working to prevent child exploitation. Grimy Times will continue to bring you updates on this case and others like it.

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