Timothy Duncan, Child Pornography, West Virginia 2023

A Charleston man has been sentenced to prison for possession of prepubescent child pornography.

Timothy Duncan, 43, was sentenced to two years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3,500 in restitution for possession of prepubescent child pornography.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 24, 2022, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Duncan's residence and seized electronic devices including a cell phone. A forensic analysis of the cell phone revealed 18 videos and 13 images of child pornography.

One image depicts an adult male sexually assaulting a prepubescent female. A search warrant executed for Duncan's email account revealed 10 videos of child pornography, including one video that contained 69 individual videos. One of the 69 videos in the collection depicts an adult male sexually assaulting a prepubescent female.

The child pornography seized from Duncan includes digital media files that depict 14 known child victims. United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the West Virginia State Police-Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), and the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office.

United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorneys Francesca C. Rollo and Julie M. White prosecuted the case. This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Timothy Duncan must also register as a sex offender. The crime occurred in Charleston, West Virginia. The exact date of the crime was not specified, but the sentencing occurred on October 24, 2022, and the defendant must serve 2 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. Duncan must pay $3,500 in restitution.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/charleston-man-sentenced-prison-child-pornography-crime-0