James Allen Myers, Child Pornography, Mississippi 2014

Gulfport, Miss – In a shocking turn of events, a Carriere man has been sentenced to a staggering 30 years in federal prison for his involvement in a child pornography ring.

James Allen Myers, 67, was found guilty of one count of transportation of child pornography and six counts of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New Orleans.

The guilty verdict was handed down on August 2014 after a three-day trial in Gulfport. Myers was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

HSI agents examined the images and videos found on the electronic devices seized from Myers and were able to identify and locate three victims living in Florida who were depicted in the images found on Myers’ computers.

Myers moved to Carriere, Mississippi in 2013, after living in North Port, Florida. He was found to be in possession of numerous computer hard drives, CDs, and other computer devices which contained over 20,000 images and videos of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct with adults.

Myers will serve a total of 360 months in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigation agents in both Mississippi and Florida, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Glenda Haynes and Andrea Jones.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/carriere-man-sentenced-thirty-years-prison-child-pornography-charges