Jason E. Holmes, Child Pornography, Virginia 2020

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Jason E. Holmes, a 49-year-old design professional from Martinsburg, West Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday to downloading images of child sexual abuse over the internet.

According to court documents, Holmes intentionally searched for, downloaded, and occasionally paid for access to images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children from October 2016 to April 2018.

Holmes engaged in this conduct, and discussed these images and videos with others, using the dark web, peer-to-peer software, and password-protected websites on the open internet.

Law enforcement discovered tens of thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children across 13 different electronic devices seized from his home, as well as evidence that Holmes used encryption technology on these devices.

Additionally, during the search law enforcement recovered enlarged, printed-out images of child pornography that Holmes admitted to posting to foamboard cutouts and placing around his home.

Holmes pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography and faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison when sentenced on October 27.

A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-leesburg-resident-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-offense