Cameron Bennett Scott, Child Pornography, Washington 2021
Seattle Man Sentenced for Child Pornography
A 53-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for creating and possessing child pornography.
Cameron Bennett Scott, 53, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison with 15 years of supervised release for three federal felonies connected to his creation and possession of sexually explicit images of children, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
The crimes were committed between December 2018 and July 2019. Scott pleaded guilty in May 2021 to 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 the Seattle Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force traced the images to Scott. The investigation revealed that he 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.
“Creating and disseminating images of children being harmed is the worst kind of crime,” Seattle Police Department Chief Adrian Diaz said after Scott’s sentencing. “The sexual exploitation of children not only destroys lives as the images are recorded, but those images continue to victimize children every time they are viewed.”
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 was 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 U.S. government. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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