Jeremiah Armstrong, Child Porn Possession, Ohio 2016

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Ohio Man Jailed for Child Porn Possession

DAYTON – Jeremiah Armstrong, 29, of West Alexandria, Ohio, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possessing images and videos of child pornography, including those of prepubescent children.

According to court documents, undercover officers from the Belmont and Hamilton county sheriff’s offices downloaded child pornography from Armstrong’s BitTorrent account in January 2016. The disturbing images and videos included footage of a young Asian girl being abused by an adult male.

In a second raid in December 2016, FBI agents seized Armstrong’s computer and discovered more than 600 videos and 200 images of child pornography. One of the videos described as “tied 8yo Cambodian boom-boom girl…raped by sex-tourist” depicted an adult white male raping a child whose wrists were bound to her ankles by duct tape.

U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman condemned Armstrong’s actions, saying, “Armstrong’s child pornography collection contained 87 identified series, with approximately 72 identified victims. These are real children who were sexually abused because people like Armstrong created a demand for the content to satisfy their own desires.”

Armstrong pleaded guilty in January 2018 to possessing child pornography. He has been in custody since October 2017. U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the cooperative investigation by the FBI, Belmont and Hamilton county sheriff’s offices, and the West Alexandria Police Department, and the assistance of the Preble County Sheriff’s Office and Assistant United States Attorney SaMee Harden.

U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose handed down the sentence. The case serves as a stark reminder of the severity of child exploitation crimes and the importance of continued cooperation in the fight against these heinous offenses.

Armstrong’s case is a stark example of the devastating consequences of child pornography. The possession and distribution of such content perpetuate the sexual abuse of children, causing irreparable harm to victims and their families.