Beau Thomas Shores, Child Pornography, West Virginia 2024

A Berkeley County man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.

Beau Thomas Shores, 42, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for the receipt of child pornography.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Shores was using his cell phone to access child pornography on the internet. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported the activity to law enforcement. A search of Shores' home, phones, and computers uncovered thousands of images and videos depicting child pornography, some with children as young as 3 years old.

Shores was ordered to pay a fine of $64,500. He will serve 30 years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberley Crockett prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

This case was investigated by personnel from the FBI and the Ranson Police Department assigned to the West Virginia Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.

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.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided over the sentencing.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/berkeley-county-man-sentenced-20-years-child-pornography-charge