Keith Dietterle, Possession of Child Pornography, District of Columbia 2012

Grimy Times Exclusive: A shocking case of child exploitation has come to light in the nation’s capital, as a former FBI analyst pleads guilty to possession of child pornography. Keith Dietterle, 28, of Washington, D.C., entered a guilty plea in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on today, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Dietterle, a former intelligence analyst at the FBI, faces a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment as well as a fine of $250,000. Under federal sentencing guidelines, he faces a likely sentencing range of 97 to 121 months in prison. The Honorable Amy Berman Jackson is to sentence him on June 27, 2013.

According to the government’s evidence, on Nov. 7, 2012, Dietterle contacted a man he believed to be the father of an under-aged girl on a social network site. That man turned out to be an undercover officer with the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force. Over the next several days, Dietterle engaged in online e-mail and instant message conversations with the undercover officer.

During this period of time, Dietterle sent the undercover officer three images of child pornography which depicted, among other things, adult men engaged in sexual acts with children. In addition, Dietterle sent the undercover officer various links to videos depicting graphic child pornography. Dietterle was arrested on Nov. 23, 2012 and has been in custody ever since.

This case was brought as part of the Attorney General’s Project Safe Childhood initiative and investigated by the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes members of the FBI’s Washington Field Office and MPD. In February 2006, the Attorney General created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

U.S. Attorney Machen, Assistant Director Parlave, and Chief Lanier praised the MPD Detectives and Special Agents of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force, commending their diligent work in bringing this case to justice. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Julieanne Himelstein and Ari Redbord are prosecuting the case.

Grimy Times will continue to follow this developing story and provide updates as more information becomes available.

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