Shasta Lea Schnittker, Possession of Child Pornography, California 2022

A woman from Siskiyou County has been sentenced to eight years and one month in prison for possession of child pornography, according to a recent sentencing.

Shasta Lea Schnittker, 42, of Montague, was sentenced August 26 by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to eight years and one month in prison for possession of child pornography.

According to court documents, on February 22, 2022, Schnittker possessed 1,142 images and 110 videos of child sexual abuse material, or child pornography, on her computer.

The child sexual abuse material included depictions of minors and toddlers involved in sexually explicit conduct and of sadistic and masochistic abuse.

Law enforcement also found a video depicting Schnittker, which she had recorded, wherein she held up a flash drive and said, “This is where I keep all my CP.” In the self-recorded video, Schnittker then used the flash drive to play a video of child pornography.

This case was the product of an investigation by the FBI, with assistance from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, and the Siskiyou County District Attorney’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily G. Sauvageau and Denise Yasinow prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/siskiyou-county-woman-sentenced-8-years-prison-possession-child-pornography