Clinton D. Smith, Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography, Louisiana 2014

BATON ROUGE, LA - A Prairieville man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in distributing and receiving child pornography.

Clinton D. Smith, 43, was sentenced to 480 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release following imprisonment. While serving his term of supervised release, Smith will be required to register as a sex offender, and his access to computers, minors, and the internet will be restricted.

According to court documents, Smith distributed 49 images and 15 videos of child pornography and received 80 images of child pornography between November 25, 2012, to February 20, 2013. Many of the images depicted prepubescent minors, and several depicted violent, sadistic, or masochistic conduct.

At sentencing, the court considered evidence of Smith's history of prior sexual abuse of several child victims and his role in the production of pornographic images.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

U.S. Attorney Walt Green stated, 'The United States Attorney's Office has always prioritized its efforts in this critical area of crimes against children. We will continue to work closely with the FBI, and all federal, state, and local law enforcement, to protect the children in this district as part of this important national initiative.'

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Cam T. Le and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney John Brad Casey.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdla/pr/prairieville-man-sentenced-forty-years-prison-distributionand-receipt-child-pornography