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Council Bluffs, IA – In a disturbing case of child exploitation, Jesse Daniel Blaine, a 42-year-old resident of Harlan, Iowa, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
According to public court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a CyberTip that an account, later determined to be associated with Blaine, received files containing child sexual abuse material.
Law enforcement seized electronic devices during a search of Blaine’s Harlan residence, which led to a forensic examination of the seized devices. The examination showed that Blaine used his electronic devices to receive, view, and possess images and videos of child sexual abuse material, and to search for child sex stories.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation-Cybercrime Bureau, Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation-Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Child Exploitation 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. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Blaine will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Blaine was also ordered to pay $21,000 in restitution. The court’s decision sends a strong message that child exploitation will not be tolerated in our society.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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