Daniel Albert Mall, Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2012

Child Pornography Ring Exposed in Scranton

A 34-year-old man from Scranton, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to receiving, distributing, and possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography.

Daniel Albert Mall entered his guilty plea before Senior United States District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik on October 3. The case against Mall stems from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office-Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Mall was indicted in July 2012 and charged with committing the offenses between 2001 and 2012. He was arrested on May 30, 2012. Prosecution is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Olshefski.

The maximum penalty under the federal statute is 20 years’ imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. The sentence will be determined by Judge Kosik after considering the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The program marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

Project Safe Childhood aims to provide a safe and secure environment for children to grow and develop. The initiative is a collaborative effort between federal, state, and local agencies to combat child exploitation and abuse.

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