LUBBOCK, Texas – Larry Richie Fields, 45, of Wingate, Texas, has pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge, according to a recent press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.
Fields appeared in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy M. Koenig and pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography. He has been in federal custody since his arrest in January on related charges.
According to documents filed in the case, on October 25, 2014, Fields used the Internet to transport two images of child pornography using an online social networking service. Over a period of years, beginning no later than 2012, Fields used various social networking services and online storage services to post and store images depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Fields used multiple usernames to trade, collect, transport, and receive child pornography. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); the Dallas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force; the Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigations Division; the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office; and the San Angelo Police Department, Special Operations Division.
Fields faces a maximum statutory penalty of not less than five years and up to 20 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and a lifetime of supervised release. Sentencing will be set at a later date. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven M. Sucsy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Lubbock, Texas, is in charge of the prosecution.
Larry Richie Fields, 45, of Wingate, Texas
Exactly: one count of transportation of child pornography
Lubbock, Texas
October 25, 2014
Not less than five years and up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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