A former Boy Scout leader has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for distributing child pornography and obstruction of justice, according to a federal indictment unsealed today in Sacramento.
Dennis Boyle, 53, of Davis, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on [No Date specified in the source]. Boyle was a financial auditor for the State of California and a charter organization representative for the Boy Scouts.
Between August and October of 2015, Boyle distributed and received depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to court documents. Boyle obstructed justice when he attempted to persuade a friend to delete electronic evidence stored on a laptop computer and on remote servers, officials said.
The investigation, led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), revealed that Boyle had been engaging in online chats with girls aged 14 to 18. Boyle’s friend reported the solicitation to authorities and assisted in the investigation by recording a meeting with Boyle, who admitted to viewing, downloading, and distributing child pornography, officials said.
Boyle was charged with distributing child pornography and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the federal government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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