A New Orleans man has been sentenced to five years in prison for receiving images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children. JOSEPH RIVERA, age 34, pleaded guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with receipt of child pornography.
U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier handed down the sentence, which will be followed by ten years of supervised release. RIVERA will also be required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
According to court documents, law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at RIVERA’s residence on August 6, 2015. The search yielded numerous electronic items, including two computers, two external digital storage devices, and two DVDs containing images and videos of child pornography.
A forensic examination of the devices revealed that RIVERA used them to search for, download, and save images and videos of children as young as approximately one-year-old engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The examination located approximately 6900 images and 885 videos of prepubescent children engaging in sexually explicit conduct on RIVERA’s digital devices.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. The project marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg and Special Assistant United States Attorney J. Ryan McLaren were in charge of the prosecution. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The sentence handed down to RIVERA serves as a reminder of the severity of child pornography crimes and the importance of initiatives like Project Safe Childhood in combating these crimes. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this story and provide updates on any developments.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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