Reed Christopher LeBlanc, Distributing Child Pornography, Texas 2012

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography

A former Huntsville resident has been convicted of distributing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Reed Christopher LeBlanc, 20, entered a plea of guilty to the charges.

The investigation started as a result of several downloads of child pornography over the Internet by a federal agent with the New York office of the FBI, which were traced to a computer used by LeBlanc. On Dec. 3, 2012, federal agents served a search warrant at LeBlanc’s Huntsville address and seized his Apple computer.

A forensic exam was conducted, revealing approximately 82 images and 33 videos of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas, who accepted the guilty plea, has set sentencing for Jan. 14, 2014. At that time, LeBlanc faces at least five and up to 20 years imprisonment as well as a possible $250,000 fine.

LeBlanc also faces a maximum of life on supervised release during which the court can impose a number of special conditions designed to protect children and prohibit the use of the Internet. He will remain in custody pending the hearing. The charges against LeBlanc were the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI and officers with the Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Stabe prosecuted the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. This nationwide initiative was launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab 'resources.'

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/huntsville-resident-convicted-distributing-child-pornography