Neal Edmond Brown, Possession of Prepubescent Child Pornography, Texas 2018

AMARILLO, Texas – A Texas man has been caught with over 1,100 images of child pornography.

Neal Edmond Brown, 46, of Canyon, Texas, pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging one count of possession of prepubescent child pornography.

Brown, who works as the Director of School Finance Operations at Region 16 Education Service Center in Amarillo, faces a maximum penalty of not more than 20 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine and a lifetime of supervised release.

According to the plea agreement, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received information that an image depicting child pornography had been uploaded using the Skype program. Law enforcement discovered that the IP address responsible for uploading the image belonged to the Region 16 Education Service Center.

Agents were able to verify that Brown was uploading child pornography from his work computer. A search warrant was executed at Region 16 ESC and agents seized several electronic devices located in Brown’s office.

A forensic examination revealed that the electronic devices contained over 900 images of child pornography and over 200 videos of child pornography.

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

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Amarillo Police Department are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Frausto is in charge of the prosecution. Brown is scheduled to be sentenced on March 26, 2018.

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