Roger Lee Loughry Sr., Child Pornography, Maryland 2023

Baltimore Man Sentenced to 30 Years for International Child Pornography Conspiracy

A federal jury in the Southern District of Indiana has found Roger Lee Loughry Sr., 57, of Baltimore, Maryland, guilty of participating in a global online child pornography conspiracy. Loughry was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison, in addition to lifetime supervised release.

The charges against Loughry were a result of 'Operation Nest Egg,' a joint investigation led by the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.

Evidence presented at trial revealed that Loughry had been an active member of a child pornography bulletin board since November 2005 and had participated in numerous administrative functions on the online board during his membership, including adding new members to the board.

The investigation was conducted jointly by CEOS' High Technology Investigative Unit, USPIS, and ICE, with assistance provided by the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, Indiana State Police, and numerous local and international law enforcement agencies across the United States and Europe.

Loughry had previously been tried and convicted of the same charges in April 2010, but his convictions were reversed and the case was remanded for a new trial in October 2011.

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 Department of Justice.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven D. DeBrota of the Southern District of Indiana and CEOS Trial Attorneys Keith Becker and Amy Larson.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/maryland-man-found-guilty-after-trial-and-sentenced-30-years-prison-international-child