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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ellis Orrell Atkinson IV in Child Exploitation Case
A federal grand jury has indicted Ellis Orrell Atkinson IV, 37, of Huntsville, Alabama, in a child exploitation case, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr.
Atkinson is charged with one count of producing child pornography, two counts of possessing child pornography, and one count of receiving child pornography.
The indictment alleges that Atkinson used a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct in June 2013 so he could photograph it. It also charges that Atkinson possessed child pornography involving children younger than 12 in July 2013 and May 2013, and that he received child pornography over the Internet in November 2012.
Atkinson has a prior conviction for possessing child pornography in state court in Madison County in 2002. Because of this conviction, he faces a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the production count, 40 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the receipt count, as well as 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each possession count.
The FBI investigated the case against Atkinson, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Stuart Burrell is prosecuting.
Members of the public are reminded that an indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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