Daniel Freiwald, Child Exploitation, Florida 2013

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PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Former Air Force Member Sentenced for Child Exploitation

A former Air Force member has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for child exploitation charges in Panama City, Florida. Daniel Freiwald, 29, was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Smoak on January 23, 2013 for three counts of child exploitation offenses.

Between December 7, 2012 and January 23, 2013, Freiwald, who was then an active duty Air Force member stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, knowingly and intentionally possessed and received images and videos of child pornography, the majority of which depicted prepubescent children, including infants and toddlers.

In addition to the 97-month prison sentence, Freiwald was also sentenced to a five-year term of supervised release, which he will be required to serve upon completion of his prison sentence. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the federal government in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

The success of this prosecution was credited to the joint efforts of the agencies participating in the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, particularly agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Pensacola Police Department.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kathryn Risinger. The investigation was a collaborative effort between multiple agencies, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Pensacola Police Department.

Daniel Freiwald, a former Air Force member, has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for child exploitation charges in Panama City, Florida. The 29-year-old was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Smoak on January 23, 2013 for three counts of child exploitation offenses.

This case highlights the importance of protecting children from exploitation and abuse. The federal government has taken steps to combat this issue through initiatives like Project Safe Childhood, which aims to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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