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James Robert Loper, 42, Sentenced to 27 Years for Child Pornography in Arkansas
A convicted sex offender, James Robert Loper, 42, of Greenwood, Arkansas, was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography. The sentences will run concurrently with each other, and Loper was also sentenced to a lifetime term of supervised release.
The sentencing hearing took place in the United States District Court in Fort Smith, Arkansas, under the supervision of the Honorable Chief Judge P. K. Holmes, III. Loper’s crimes were uncovered by the Northwest Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about an individual in the Fort Smith area who was uploading known images of child pornography to a Twitter account.
Through the cell phone provider, agents identified the phone number as being associated with Loper, a convicted sex offender. Law enforcement officers, along with federal probation officers, executed a search of Loper’s residence on September 15, 2016. During the search, Loper admitted to using the Twitter account to receive images and videos of child pornography and to being in possession of three cell phones containing child pornography.
A forensic examination revealed the phones to contain over 200 images and 30 videos of child pornography, including one video depicting sexually explicit conduct involving female children under the age of three years old. Loper had previously been convicted of Possession of Child Pornography and was on federal supervision when the offenses were committed.
Loper was named in a federal indictment in October 2016 and pleaded guilty in November 2016. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, Greenwood Police Department, Arkansas Probation and Parole, and the Northwest Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney Denis Dean prosecuted the case for the United States.
Law enforcement officials praised the teamwork that led to Loper’s arrest and sentencing. ‘Identifying and arresting sexual predators remains a top priority for HSI,’ said Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans field office with responsibility for Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Related court documents may be found on the Public Access to Electronic Records website at www.pacer.gov.
Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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