Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Sexually Abusing Two- and Seven-Year-Old Children to Produce Child Pornography

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland – Today, Brian Anthony Gilbert, 34, was sentenced to a total of 540 months, or 45 years, in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for two counts of production and one count of possession of child pornography.

According to court documents, in August 2020, Gilbert uploaded and advertised at least two video files to an online bulletin board dedicated to child pornography hosted on the Tor network. The videos were approximately 10 minutes and 15 minutes in length, respectively, and depicted sexual acts between Gilbert and a seven-year-old female victim.

As detailed in his plea agreement, Gilbert video-recorded sexual acts between himself and the victims in his bedroom and at the victims’ residence approximately five times between January 2019 and August 2020. He also recorded sexual acts between himself and another victim, who was approximately two years old at the time.

A subsequent forensic analysis of Gilbert’s electronic devices revealed over 2,000 files of child pornography, including six videos of Gilbert engaging in sexual acts with the victims in his bedroom or in one of the victim’s residences.

The FBI investigated the case, with valuable assistance provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph R. Baldwin for the District of Maryland, and Trial Attorneys Jessica Urban and Alicia Bove of the Justice Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

Defendant: Brian Anthony Gilbert

Criminal Charges: Two counts of production and one count of possession of child pornography

City and State: Owings Mills, Maryland

Date: Not specified (sentencing occurred on the date of the press release)

Sentence: 540 months, or 45 years, in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release

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