In a disturbing case, Roger Daniel Williams, a 44-year-old man from Meshoppen, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for producing child pornography videos and images.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Williams produced videos and images of himself and a child while he was engaged in the act of raping the child. The production of these videos and images occurred on various dates beginning in December 2019 and continued through May 2021.
Williams also possessed thousands of child pornography videos and images at his residence.
The sentence imposed by Judge Robert D. Mariani was imposed to run consecutively to a state sentence Williams is currently serving. On January 13, 2022, Williams was sentenced in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania to serve a minimum of 240 months in prison and a maximum of 480 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of rape of child.
Judge Mariani’s sentence ensures a minimum sentence of 45 years’ imprisonment for Williams.
Williams is also required to serve a term of five years of supervised release upon release from federal custody and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $45,000 to the identified victims of the child pornography he possessed.
The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Philadelphia Division and the Meshoppen Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Olshefski prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Related Federal Cases
- Joseph Keller, Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2011 · New York
- Darnell Ney, Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Pennsylvania 2024 · New York
- Matthew Ronk, Attempting to Entice a Minor into Sexual Conduct, Pennsylvania 2024 · Pennsylvania
- Justin Steven Boileau, Child Exploitation, Virginia 2024 · Wyoming
- Nicholas Turnquist, Child Exploitation, New York 2012 · New York
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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