A 61-year-old Spartanburg man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possessing child pornography.
Robert L. Bullard III was sentenced in federal court in Anderson, South Carolina, after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255A.
According to evidence presented, in late 2012, an undercover law enforcement officer downloaded 39 child pornography files from an account that was later traced to Bullard.
When confronted with the search warrant, Bullard admitted to downloading child pornography to his computer and that he searched for incest and hardcore pre-teen images and videos.
A forensic exam of the computers seized revealed 1035 videos and 4058 still images of children under the age of 18, some of whom were prepubescent minors, engaged in sexual acts and the lascivious display of the genitals.
The case was investigated by agents of the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Bill Watkins of the Greenville office handled the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.
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Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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