Douglas Earl Blakeley, Distribution of Child Pornography, Alaska 2013

California Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A California man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing child pornography in Alaska.

Douglas Earl Blakeley, 36, from Riverside, California, was sentenced on August 12, 2013, by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess to 120 months in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for distributing sexually explicit videos and images of children.

The crime occurred between September 2011 and May 2012, when Blakeley emailed the materials to an email account in Alaska. Over 2,000 images and 72 videos of children being sexually exploited were involved, including images of children under age 12, and “material that portrays sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence,” according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Audrey J. Renschen.

At Blakeley’s sentencing, Judge Burgess noted the seriousness of his offense, the need to deter this kind of conduct, and the need to protect the public. The judge also addressed the need for treatment and the need to avoid sentencing disparities among similarly situated defendants.

The case was initiated as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood combines federal, state and local resources to better identify, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler commends Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations for their investigation of this case.

In addition to his prison sentence, Blakeley must serve 20 years of supervised release and will be required to comply with special conditions including participating in sex offender assessment and treatment, and registering as a sex offender.

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