Indianapolis: A 35-year-old UK national has been sentenced to 85 years in prison for leading a child exploitation ring, announced Josh J. Minkler, U.S. Attorney, and Leslie Caldwell, Criminal Division.
Domminich Shaw, a citizen of the UK, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence of the Southern District of Indiana, who ordered that he also serve a lifetime of supervised release. Shaw pleaded guilty on Oct. 22, 2015, to 26 counts, including conspiracy to advertise child pornography and conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography.
Shaw is a repeat offender who was convicted in the UK of "indecent assault" on four different females under 13. According to court records, Shaw created and administered a website that contained child pornography involving infants and toddlers.
This website allowed Shaw and other co-conspirators to distribute and advertise to each other images and videos, and send one another related messages, so that the child pornography would be shared with other members. Shaw participated on the website under aliases, including "Nepi" and several variations of that word.
The FBI’s Indianapolis Division and London’s Metropolitan Police Service investigated the case. Trial Attorney Austin M. Berry of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Senior Litigation Counsel Steven DeBrota of the Southern District of Indiana prosecuted the case.
"It does not matter where you are in the world, if you exploit a child in this district, the United States Attorney’s Office will find you, identify you, arrest you and prosecute you. Defendant Shaw will have 85 years for that message to sink in," said Minkler.
This case is part of Operation Bulldog, in which nine individuals have been convicted in the Southern District of Indiana. Shaw’s sentence is a significant blow to those involved in child exploitation rings, and it serves as a warning to others who may be considering similar crimes.
Shaw is the latest individual to be convicted in the Southern District of Indiana as part of Operation Bulldog. His sentence brings the total number of convictions in the district to nine. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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