Michael A. McGuffy, Possessing Child Pornography, Washington 2013

A Spokane Valley man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.

Michael A. McGuffy, 33, pleaded guilty on April 17, 2013, to Receipt of Child Pornography in the Eastern District of Washington.

Chief United States District Court Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced McGuffy to a five-year term of imprisonment, to be followed by a twenty-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison.

In addition, McGuffy was ordered to forfeit the computer and USB devices he used to receive the child pornography images.

According to information disclosed during the court proceedings, in March of 2012, a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Internet undercover investigation discovered that McGuffy was sharing images of child pornography with other individuals, via the Internet, using a peer-to-peer file-sharing program.

On April 12, 2012, law enforcement from the Eastern District of Washington, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force executed a search warrant at McGuffy’s residence in Spokane Valley.

The officers discovered McGuffy had downloaded in excess of 2,000 images and 57 videos of child pornography onto his computer, which included images of minors under the age of twelve and sadistic and masochist images.

McGuffy’s case was pursued as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the United States to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, stated, ‘that our office and law enforcement partners take these cases very seriously and are committed to prosecuting aggressively and seeking appropriate punishment for child pornography crimes.’

This case was prosecuted by Stephanie J. Lister, Assistant United States Attorney and PSC Coordinator for the Eastern District of Washington.

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