Crystal Beam, Child Exploitation, Texas 2016

State: Texas
Category: Sex Crimes
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/oregon-woman-sentenced-east-texas-child-exploitation-conspiracy" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

A 35-year-old Medford, Oregon woman has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Crystal Beam pleaded guilty on November 14, 2016, to conspiracy to sexually exploit children and was sentenced to 216 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark. Beam will be required to register as a sex offender upon her release from federal prison.

According to information presented in court, between November 2014 and January 2015, Beam conspired and agreed with Brian Casper, 27, of Tyler, Texas to use minor children to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions and transmitting live visual depictions of such conduct.

Casper also conspired and agreed with Taylor Keeth, 22, of Indianola, Iowa, and Lacy Brooks, 31, of Searcy, Arkansas, to use minor children to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions and transmitting live visual depictions of such conduct.

Casper pleaded guilty on November 16, 2016, to conspiracy to sexually exploit children. Keeth pleaded guilty on December 7, 2016, to conspiracy to sexually exploit children. Brooks pleaded guilty on January 10, 2017, in the Eastern District of Arkansas, to production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.

"He who harms the child, shall have a millstone tied upon his neck and he shall be cast into the deepest part of the sea," said Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. "Although we cannot cast anyone into the sea, it is, and shall remain the highest priority that those who harm a child shall be swiftly brought to justice and punishment shall be sought."