Eugene Murray, Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Maine 2021

BANGOR, Maine

A Greenville man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for possessing child sexual abuse materials, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Eugene Murray, 28, to 12 months and one day in prison and five years of supervised release. Murray pleaded guilty on November 1, 2021.

According to court records, beginning in January 2019, Murray began communicating with an undercover FBI agent on Kik Messenger in a chat group that appeared to have an interest in children and child pornography. After Murray posted a link to child sexual abuse materials, a search warrant was executed at his residence during which he admitted to viewing child pornography. A forensic examination of his phone revealed links to images.

The FBI investigated the case.

To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt or production of child pornography, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at https://report.cybertip.org/ or 1-800-843-5678. Your report will be forwarded to a law enforcement agency for investigation and action. If you have an emergency that requires an immediate law enforcement response, call 911 or contact your local police or sheriff’s department.

Project Safe Childhood: This 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 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.

Defendant: Eugene Murray

Criminal Charges: Possessing child sexual abuse materials

City and State: Greenville, Maine

Date: November 1, 2021 (plea), [current year] (sentencing)

Sentence: 12 months and one day in prison, five years of supervised release

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