A Lewiston man, Rodney Crowley, 33, pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography, according to a court record.
On August 2019, investigators with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed search warrants for Crowley’s residence and person after receiving information from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) regarding child pornography activity involving users of an internet messaging application.
In an interview with investigators, Crowley admitted being a member of chat groups in which child pornography images were exchanged. Investigators later found several images and videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct on a memory card in Crowley’s cell phone.
Crowley faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release of at least five years and up to life. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
HSI and the RCMP investigated 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 by the U.S. government.
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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