Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Filming Child Abuse

A 25-year prison sentence has been handed down to a Louisiana man for filming his abuse of a minor girl, announced the U.S. Department of Justice.

Gregory Thomas Miller, 57, of Deville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for recording his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl and related offenses in federal court in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Miller pleaded guilty on April 27, 2012, to a 10-count indictment charging him with seven counts of production of child pornography, one count of transporting child pornography, one count of possessing child pornography and one count of marijuana possession.

According to court documents, Miller repeatedly sexually abused a 14-year-old girl and filmed numerous incidents of the abuse during a several month period in 2008. The defendant’s car was stopped by National Park Service rangers at a DUI checkpoint in Virginia in October 2010, where the girl he had abused was in the car with him.

A search of the car revealed a laptop computer, a digital camera, and marijuana, with forensic examination of the laptop revealing video clips of the 2008 abuse.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon sentenced Miller to serve a lifetime of supervised release. Miller will also be required to register as a sex offender.

The case was investigated by the National Park Service and the FBI, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy S. Healey and Trial Attorney Darcy Katzin of the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

Miller’s conviction and sentence serve as a reminder of the serious consequences for those who commit heinous crimes against children. The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to protect the innocent and bring perpetrators to justice.

The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon, who also ordered Miller to register as a sex offender and serve a lifetime of supervised release.