Jonathan Johnson, Operating a Child Exploitation Enterprise, Louisiana 2012

Jonathan Johnson, 27, Pleads Guilty to Operating International Child Exploitation Enterprise

Abita Springs, Louisiana – Jonathan Johnson, age 27, of Abita Springs, Louisiana, pled guilty to Operating a Child Exploitation Enterprise in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(g).

According to court documents, from 2012 through 2013, Jonathan Johnson administered two child pornography websites, identified as Website A and Website B, out of his Abita Springs home in order to distribute images and videos depicting the sexual victimization of children.

Johnson’s illegal websites had over 27,000 members located throughout the world. As the administrator of these websites, Johnson regulated membership in the websites and created two categories of website users: members and uploaders. Johnson required members to register with a user name and password before they could download video files, comment on videos, or exchange private messages. Uploaders had the same privileges as members, but were also permitted to upload sexually explicit material directly to Johnson’s websites.

Johnson’s websites also included tutorials that provided guidance to members and uploaders on ways to communicate with minor boys in order to coerce them into creating sexually explicit videos and Johnson’s websites also provided instructions so members and uploaders could avoid detection from law enforcement. Johnson frequently utilized and encouraged other members and uploaders to access popular social networking sites in order to search for and locate unsuspecting minor boys for the purpose of having them create sexually explicit videos.

During the course of the investigation of Johnson, special agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service determined Johnson’s websites contained approximately 2,000 videos depicting the sexual exploitation of young boys.

To date, five of those defendants have entered pleas of guilty to crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children. In addition, Operation Roundtable has resulted in over twenty-five additional defendants being arrested and charged with various state and federal charges throughout the United States and approximately 250 child victims have been identified and/or rescued by law enforcement officials.

Johnson’s guilty plea represents a significant step in our continued efforts to dismantle a criminal enterprise that is responsible for the sexual victimization of our nation’s young people, stated United States Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr.

The case against Johnson has resulted in ten additional individuals being charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Orleans. ‘Today’s guilty plea represents a significant step in our continued efforts to dismantle a criminal enterprise that is responsible for the sexual victimization of our nation’s young people,’ stated United States Attorney Polite.

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