A Belleville man has been sentenced to prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.
Eric M. Swancutt, 39, was sentenced on January 27, 2017, to 97 months in prison on each count of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Prepubescent Child Pornography. The sentences will run concurrently, followed by a 10-year term of supervised release on each count, also to run concurrently.
Swancutt was also ordered to pay a fine of $300 and a $300 special assessment. He had been in custody since his arraignment on June 24, 2016.
The charges arose after a forensic review of a Compaq Presario laptop computer seized from Swancutt’s former residence in Belleville revealed image and/or video files of child pornography, many of which were of prepubescent children. The review also showed that Swancutt received image and/or video files of child pornography via the Internet on July 18, and August 19, 2015.
Swancutt provided a voluntary statement on June 21, 2016, admitting to accessing and viewing child pornography. He admitted to viewing the child pornography on the laptop computer and downloading it while living in the Belleville residence.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The initiative marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
The case was investigated by the Belleville Police Department and the FBI’s Springfield Child Exploitation Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney Angela Scott was assigned to the case. Project Safe Childhood can be learned more about at www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab Aresources.@
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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