ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fairfax man who is a registered sex offender pleaded guilty today to downloading images of child sexual abuse.
According to court documents, Christopher James Tator, 31, was discovered by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force making child pornography files available over an Internet file-sharing network.
A computer forensic examination of devices seized from Tator’s residence during a search warrant revealed that he had used a computer to download child pornography videos from a Dropbox cloud storage account.
Tator’s devices also contained hundreds of thumbnail images of children being sexually abused, many of which depicted the sexual abuse of infants.
Tator is a registered sex offender as a result of a 2010 Prince William County conviction of attempting to take indecent liberties with children.
Tator pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography by person with a prior conviction relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor.
He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years when sentenced on November 2.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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