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Child Porn Kingpin Sentenced to 5 Years
A Jefferson City man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison without parole for his role in a child pornography ring.
Dustin Clay Trail, 35, of Jefferson City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to five years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Trail to a term of supervised release for 10 years following incarceration.
In a shocking admission, Trail pleaded guilty to receiving and attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet. Investigators discovered 14,675 thumbnail images on Trail’s desktop hard drive that contained possible child pornography. Additionally, 20 web video fragments were recovered.
The investigation began in May 2013 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip report regarding child pornography being sent by e-mail. Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Trail’s residence, seizing a desktop computer, three hard drives and compact discs, which Trail must forfeit to the government.
According to court documents, Trail was a prolific user and exchanger of child pornography, trading images with approximately a dozen individuals online. Trail admitted to exchanging images depicting extremely young, prepubescent females engaged in graphic sexual acts with adults.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Lynn. It was investigated by the FBI, the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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