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Baltimore Man and Ex-Wife Guilty in Child Pornography Case
In a shocking turn of events, David Ralph Fisher, a 43-year-old Baltimore resident, has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography and attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexually explicit activity. His ex-wife, Lori Fisher, age 46, of St. Cloud, Florida, also pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography.
According to court documents, David Fisher repeatedly requested that Lori Fisher produce sexually explicit photographs of two minor females, which she did on at least two occasions between August and December 2008. She took the photographs with her cell phone and sent them electronically to David Fisher via text message.
The investigation began in November 2012, when the Baltimore Police Department received information that images and videos of child pornography were observed on David Fisher’s external hard drive. A search warrant was subsequently executed at his residence, and computers, cell phones, and other items were seized and forensically examined. Sexually explicit email messages with attachments were recovered, in which Fisher solicited child pornography from other individuals and shared child pornography from his collection.
On March 14, 2013, a BPD detective working in an undercover capacity contacted David Fisher on his Facebook profile, posing as a 14-year-old female. Between March 14 and April 11, 2013, David Fisher communicated with the undercover detective through Facebook and email, asking her to send him sexually explicit photographs and sending her sexually explicit photographs of himself. He also gave her his cell phone number and proposed meeting to engage in sexual activity.
David Fisher faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison for production of child pornography, and a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison for coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Lori Fisher faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison for distribution of child pornography. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar has scheduled sentencing for David Fisher on April 3, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., and for Lori Fisher on June 11, 2014, at 9:30 a.m.
As part of their plea agreements, both David and Lori Fisher will be required to register as sex offenders in the place where they reside, where they are employees, and where they are students, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
David Ralph Fisher, Baltimore Man, Child Pornography, Maryland 2013
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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