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Davie John Metzger, 55, Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge
A man from O’Fallon, Missouri, has admitted to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.
Davie John Metzger, 55, of O’Fallon, Missouri, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of receipt of child pornography. He admitted to possessing a total of 937 images of child sexual abuse material on multiple electronic devices and in a cloud account.
The images were found on a flash drive, a hard drive, an online cloud storage account, and a cell phone. Metzger’s conduct had triggered three CyberTipline reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The June 30, 2023, tip was triggered when he uploaded an image depicting a girl between the ages of 3 and 7. A subsequent court-approved search of his online account revealed photos that he’d surreptitiously taken of women and girls in public places.
Metzger is scheduled to be sentenced on July 8. The crime carries a mandatory minimum prison term of five years and a maximum of 20 years. The FBI and the St. Charles County Cybercrime Task Force investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jillian Anderson is prosecuting the case.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. 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 to identify and rescue victims.
Metzger’s guilty plea is a significant blow to those who would seek to exploit and harm children. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates as more information becomes available.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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