A Scott man has been sentenced to 67 months in prison for possessing child pornography on a Dropbox account.
Larry Guidry, 25, of Scott, Louisiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell on one count of possession of child pornography.
According to the July 10, 2018 guilty plea, law enforcement agents received information that an online Dropbox account was being used to store child pornography. Dropbox is internet service used to store digital information such as documents, images and other data.
Agents searched the account and found 100 images and 23 videos of child pornography. Agents searched Guidry’s residence on February 21, 2018 and arrested him. He admitted to uploading the images to Dropbox.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Luke Walker prosecuted the case.
Guidry was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
This is a reminder to the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) toll-free hotline at (866) 347-2423 or online at https://www.ice.gov/exec/forms/hsi-tips/tips.asp.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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