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Chillicothe Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
A 46-year-old Chillicothe man has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart and the Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced in a joint statement.
Daniel J. Akehurst was sentenced by U.S. District Senior Judge George C. Smith after pleading guilty to knowingly possessing visual depictions of child pornography in December 2014.
According to court documents, investigators connected 59 images of child pornography to Akehurst’s IP address in September 2013. The files depicted nude or partially nude pre-pubescent females, approximately one to seven years old, being sexually abused.
When a search warrant was executed at Akehurst’s residence, ICAC Task Force officers discovered more than 16,000 images and videos of child pornography on a computer and thumb drive.
The Franklin County ICAC Task Force is a multi-agency effort dedicated to the fight against computer-facilitated crimes against children. The following agencies are members:
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Upper Arlington Police Department, Grove City Police Department, Columbus Police Department, Grandview Heights Police Department, Whitehall Police Department, Hilliard Police Department, Westerville Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Secret Service, Ohio ICAC, and Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office.
This case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children as well as to identify and rescue victims.
U.S. Attorney Stewart commended the cooperative investigation by the Franklin County ICAC Task Force, as well as Assistant United States Attorneys Jessica H. Kim and Heather A. Hill, who are representing the United States in this case.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Child Exploitation
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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