Brian Graco, Child Pornography, Louisiana 2014

A Slidell man has pleaded guilty to receiving images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Brian Graco, 35, of Slidell, pled guilty to receiving images and videos of children as young as five years old engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

According to court documents, law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at Graco’s residence on May 27, 2014, and seized several electronic items, including three computers, one external digital storage device, and three removable digital storage devices.

A preliminary review of the electronic devices determined that a desktop computer contained images and videos depicting the sexual victimization of children.

A more intensive forensic examination of the device revealed that Graco had used the desktop computer to access Internet websites and networks devoted to the advertisement and distribution of child pornography.

Between June 4, 2013, and May 27, 2014, Graco discussed matters pertinent to the sexual abuse of children to search for, download, and save images and videos of children.

Graco faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum penalty of twenty years, followed by up to a life term of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

He can also be required to register as a sex offender.

U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon set sentencing for September 29, 2016.

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

Graco’s guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite, who praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in investigating this matter.

Assistant United States Attorneys Jordan Ginsberg and J. Ryan McLaren are in charge of the prosecution.

Graco’s case highlights the importance of law enforcement’s efforts to combat child pornography and protect vulnerable victims.

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