A 74-year-old West Covina man, Herbert Redholtz, pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for knowingly distributing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from his home.
According to his plea agreement, from at least April 2014 to November 2014, Redholtz knowingly distributed, received, and possessed CSAM using his personal email account.
Redholtz’s email account contained approximately 448 images and 109 videos depicting sexually explicit content involving children as well as 402 images and 25 videos depicting child erotica.
This account also contained approximately 1,109 emails containing evidence of similar images sent to or from Redholtz’s email address.
Redholtz admitted in his plea agreement that he knew the production of such visual depictions involved minors, including victims under the age of 12 years old being used for sexual acts, including infants and toddlers.
Redholtz pleaded guilty to five felonies: two counts of distribution of child pornography, two counts of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.
United States District Judge Mark C. Scarsi scheduled an October 7 sentencing hearing, at which time Redholtz will face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison for each child pornography distribution and receipt count, and a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each count charged.
Redholtz remains free on $20,000 bond.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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