Brian A. Miller, Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, Illinois 2014

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Sexual Predator Gets 18 Years Behind Bars

Peoria, Ill. – A Marshall County man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for his role in the sexual exploitation of minors. 37-year-old Brian A. Miller of Varna, Ill., was convicted of 22 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after a two-day bench trial in May 2014.

The evidence presented during the trial showed that Miller used a cell phone to take images of minors from a hole in the wall of his home while they were using a shower on at least 22 occasions between July 2011 and May 2012.

Miller was arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint in August 2013 and has remained detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since then.

The charges were investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bloomington Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy A. Bass prosecuted 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. The initiative 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.

Brian A. Miller will serve 18 years in federal prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release. His sentence is a stark reminder of the severity of child sexual exploitation and the importance of holding perpetrators accountable for their crimes.

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