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Former NMMI Cadet Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
A 20-year-old former New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) cadet has been arrested in California on federal child pornography charges filed in New Mexico.
Josh Williams, of Lakeside, California, was arrested on November 4, 2015 in Lakeside, California, on a criminal complaint alleging child pornography charges that was filed on October 27, 2015 in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The criminal complaint charges Williams with distribution, possession, and attempted production of child pornography. It alleges that Williams committed these offenses in May 2015 in Roswell, New Mexico, while he was enrolled as a cadet at the NMMI.
The investigation into Williams began in August 2014, when a father and minor child disclosed to the FBI that the child had been self-producing child pornography and sharing it with others by way of an internet chat room.
If convicted, Williams faces the following penalties for the crimes charged in the criminal complaint: distribution of child pornography – a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison; possession of child pornography – a maximum of ten years in prison; and attempted production of child pornography – a maximum of 30 years in prison.
The case was investigated by the Roswell office of the FBI, New Mexico State Police, New Mexico Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and the New Mexico Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory with assistance from the FBI in San Diego, California, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
The case is brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the DOJ to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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