Christopher Lawrence Stouffer, Sexually Exploiting Minors, Maryland 2024

A Cumberland man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two minors.

Christopher Lawrence Stouffer, 39, of Cumberland, Maryland, was sentenced by District Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III to 20 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for the crime.

According to court documents, over several months, Stouffer used his cellular phone to produce numerous explicit videos of one minor victim beginning when she was 9 years old. Stouffer also installed a covert camera in the bathroom and captured explicit images of another minor victim who was 14. He then downloaded these files onto a hard drive where he kept a collection of at least 800 video files, including depictions of infants and toddlers.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Baltimore Field Office and Frostburg State University Police, with the assistance of the Allegany County State’s Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Colleen E. McGuinn and Spencer L. Todd prosecuted the federal case.

Stouffer must register as a sex offender for life. He will spend 20 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit justice.gov/psc and click on the “Resources” tab on the left of the page. For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit justice.gov/usao-md and justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.

Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The initiative marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

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