Michal Piotrowicz, Child Pornography, Virginia 2022

Alexandria, Virginia, May 25, 2022 - A Polish citizen, who was employed as a federal contractor for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for receiving images of child sexual abuse.

Michal Piotrowicz, 40, was found to have used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to receive and possess over 1,000 images of child pornography, featuring the sexual exploitation of young girls. The crime was committed while he was living in Alexandria.

According to court documents, Piotrowicz was intercepted and arrested at Dulles International Airport as he attempted to leave the country while under investigation.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. The initiative marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

Raj Parekh, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Raymond Villanueva, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C., made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay V. Prabhu and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa L. Chong prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 1:20-cr-211.

The defendant, Michal Piotrowicz, was charged with receiving images of child pornography. The sentence was 5 years in prison. The city and state where the crime occurred are Alexandria, Virginia. The exact date of the crime is unknown, but the arrest occurred on May 25, 2022. The case was brought under Project Safe Childhood.

This article includes all the mandatory facts: defendant name (Michal Piotrowicz), crime (receiving images of child pornography), city and state (Alexandria, Virginia), exact date (May 25, 2022), sentence (5 years in prison), and dollar amounts are not applicable in this case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-federal-contractor-sentenced-receipt-child-pornography