CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In a shocking case, David Tatum, a 41-year-old child psychiatrist, was sentenced to 40 years in prison followed by 30 years of supervised release on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and creating illicit images of minors.
According to filed court documents, evidence presented at Tatum’s trial and witness testimony, between 2016 to 2021, Tatum possessed images and videos of child pornography. The evidence also established that Tatum secretly recorded a minor while the minor was undressing and showering in or about July 2016.
A forensic analysis of electronic devices revealed that Tatum produced the video of the minor and possessed it, along with other images and videos of child pornography. Tatum made similar surreptitious recordings of others, including of his patient during an outpatient visit who had just turned 18 years old five days before the recording.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office commended the FBI for their investigation of the case. Assistant United States Attorneys Daniel Cervantes and Mark T. Odulio of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Tatum will also be required to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board in any state or jurisdiction where he works or resides. He was ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be determined within 90 days, a $100 special assessment per count of conviction, and a special assessment totaling $99,000 under the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act (AVAA).
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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