Cameron Bennett Scott, Child Exploitation, Washington 2021

Seattle – In a disturbing case of child exploitation, Cameron Bennett Scott, 53, has pleaded guilty to three federal felonies connected to his creation and possession of sexually explicit images of children, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.

Cameron Bennett Scott faces a mandatory minimum ten years in prison and up to life in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik on July 30, 2021. The crimes include enticement of a minor, possession of child pornography, and receipt of child pornography.

According to the plea agreement, Scott came to the attention of law enforcement in December 2018 when an internet service provider reported an internet address to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for uploading suspected images of child pornography. An investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force traced the images to Scott.

The investigation revealed that Scott had been communicating with a woman in British Columbia, Canada, about sexually molesting her children—both under the age of ten and he received files depicting their abuse.

Law enforcement served a search warrant at Scott’s residence in August 2019, seizing two computers and his mobile devices. An examination of his mobile device revealed that he had taken sexually explicit photos of a minor child in his residence in July 2019.

The woman in British Columbia is being prosecuted in Canada for the sexual abuse and exploitation of two minor children, as a result of the Seattle Police Department and Homeland Security investigation.

Enticement of a minor is punishable by a mandatory minimum ten years in prison and up to life in prison. Receipt of child pornography is punishable by a mandatory minimum five years in prison and up to twenty years in prison. Possession of child pornography is punishable by up to twenty years in prison.

The case was investigated by the Seattle Police Department and Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Cecelia Gregson.

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 by the Department of Justice.

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