A 66-year-old Huntington man has been convicted of possessing and attempting to distribute child pornography, according to a recent conviction announced by U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.
John D. Hayes, a Cabell County resident, was found guilty of knowingly possessing child pornography on computer equipment located in his residence and attempting to distribute child pornography via a file-sharing program.
The investigation began in 2012 when it was discovered that child pornography was being shared via Frostwire between March 17 and April 28. The associated IP address was traced back to Hayes’ residence in Huntington.
Computer evidence seized from Hayes’ home pursuant to a search warrant executed on May 24, 2012, including a portable USB drive, was forensically analyzed and determined to contain images and videos of child pornography.
The forensic examination further revealed that one of the computers possessed by Hayes was loaded with the Frostwire program and had a unique user identification number (known as a GUID) that matched the GUID found to be sharing child pornography in March and April of 2012.
Hayes was previously convicted in the circuit court of Putnam County, West Virginia, in 1979 for two counts of second-degree sexual assault, one of which involved a 10-year-old female.
Hayes faces a minimum mandatory 15 years and up to 60 years imprisonment, as well as a lifetime of supervised release. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 7, 2014, in Huntington, West Virginia.
The investigation of Hayes was conducted by the West Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, with the assistance of the Huntington Police Department and the West Virginia State Police.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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