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North Las Vegas Man Convicted Of Child Pornography Trafficking

A Las Vegas man was found guilty of using the internet to receive and distribute child pornography.

Bret Alan Humphries, 60, was convicted of one count of receipt and/or distribution of child pornography following a three-day jury trial. The jury trial was before U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon.

Humphries faces the maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and $250,000 fine. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for November 15, 2018.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Humphries used Shareaza, a peer-to-peer file sharing program, to receive and distribute child pornography between October 4, 2011, and August 30, 2012. Federal task force agents executed a search warrant at his residence and seized 3 devices containing child pornography.

After a forensic examination of the devices, law enforcement discovered 71 images and 120 video files depicting pre-pubescent children and toddlers engaged in sexually explicit conduct and being subjected to sado-masochistic sexual abuse. Computer forensics showed that Humphries had been using various file sharing networks to receive and view child pornography since at least 2006.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Burton and Elham Roohani are prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood and for information about internet safety education, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.