MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Donald Thomas Perrin, a registered sex offender, pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in federal court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Perrin, 57, was charged in a criminal complaint on November 9, 2016, and pleaded guilty yesterday morning before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, moments before his jury trial was set to begin in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn.
According to his guilty plea and documents filed in court, in the summer of 2014, Perrin began engaging in sexually explicit online chats with a fifteen-year-old minor. In the fall of 2014, Perrin was arrested and jailed at Carver County Jail following a violation of his sex offender registration requirement. After he was released from Carver County Jail, Perrin continued his online communications with the minor and made screen captures of their video chat sessions depicting sexually explicit activity. On February 12, 2016, Perrin was again arrested and jailed as a result of his non-compliance with his sex offender registration requirements. Following his arrest, law enforcement executed search warrants at Perrin’s home and recovered several digital devices containing thousands of child pornography files.
Perrin was scheduled to begin trial on October 10, before U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in St. Paul, Minn. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative, launched in May 2006, to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The defendant, Perrin, was convicted of the following charges:
Production of child pornography, 1 count
Commission of a felony while being required to register as a sex offender, 1 count
Perrin is currently being held at the Sherburne County Jail.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative, launched in May 2006, to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Individuals who have information or suspect child sexual exploitation or abuse are urged to report it to the National Center for Missing or Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or visit NCMEC’s web site at www.missingkids.com.
Assistant United States Attorneys Katherine T. Buzicky and Angela Munoz-Kaphing are prosecuting this case.
Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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