A California man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in an international child pornography ring.
Paul Schwartz, 49, of Lathrop, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography before U.S. District Court Judge Arthur A. Schwab.
According to court documents and proceedings, Schwartz and others distributed images and videos of children being sexually abused to other members of an international group that had restricted membership and was formed on a social networking website.
Members of the group distributed to one another thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of children, many of which graphically depicted prepubescent, male children, including some infants, being sexually abused and sometimes sodomized or subjected to bondage.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the High Technology Investigative Unit of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig W. Haller and CEOS Trial Attorney Andrew McCormack prosecuted the case.
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.
Schwartz was sentenced on today to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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