A Garden Valley man has been sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison for his role in a shocking child pornography case. Charles Douglas Johnson, 47, was found guilty of receiving child pornography and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Edward Garcia in the Eastern District of California.
According to court documents, images of child pornography were discovered on Johnson’s work laptop computer after he was terminated from his job for allegedly stealing trade secrets. The computer was returned to the company on July 27, 2007, and was sent to a private forensic lab to determine if any company trade secrets had been stored improperly on the computer. During this analysis, the forensic analyst found evidence of child pornography.
A forensic review revealed 2,100 images of child pornography that had been downloaded onto the computer between September 27, 2005, and June 18, 2007. In addition, 80 videos of child pornography were recovered from the computer.
Johnson pleaded guilty to the charges on September 21, 2010. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
This case was a joint investigation by the Folsom Police Department, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, the FBI’s Cyber Crime Task Force, and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section’s High Technology Investigative Unit. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Prince for the Eastern District of California and CEOS Trial Attorney Keith Becker of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Johnson will serve 10 years of supervised release following his release from prison. The case highlights the importance of vigilance in identifying and prosecuting those who exploit children via the Internet.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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