David Mario Riley, Possession of Child Pornography, Florida 2013

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

A Tampa man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possession of child pornography in Washington D.C.

David Mario Riley, 38, entered the guilty plea in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on October 1, 2014.

Riley faces a maximum sentence of 20 years of imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.

According to the government's evidence, on December 10, 2013, Riley contacted an undercover officer with the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, who had posted an ad on a social network site.

Over the next few days, Riley engaged in e-mail and instant message conversations with the undercover officer about child pornography and a shared sexual interest in children.

During their communications, Riley sent the undercover officer eight still images of child pornography.

Pursuant to a search of various electronic equipment in Riley’s hotel room in Crystal City, Va., law enforcement recovered about 14 videos and 40 still images of child pornography.

This case was brought as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood initiative and investigated by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes members of the FBI's Washington Field Office and MPD.

In February 2006, the Attorney General created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

Led by the U.S. Attorney's Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims.

In announcing the guilty plea, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Assistant Director Valerie Parlave, and Chief Cathy L. Lanier praised the work of the MPD Detectives and Special Agents of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.

They also commended the efforts of Assistant U.S. Attorney Ari Redbord, who is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/florida-man-pleads-guilty-possession-child-pornography