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Virginia Beach Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offenses

A Virginia Beach man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Brian Jeffrey-Moe, 29, was sentenced to 236 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for his crimes. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in July 2018, the FBI executed a search warrant at Jeffrey-Moe’s residence after an online undercover operation identified him as having made available dozens of images of child sexual abuse for download over various peer-to-peer networks.

During the search, the FBI discovered five electronic devices containing thousands of images of child sexual abuse, as well as digital records reflecting the use of peer-to-peer software to search for and download such images. In a Mirandized interview, Jeffrey-Moe confessed to downloading and viewing the images.

Forensic evidence presented at trial through expert testimony revealed a total of over 30,000 images and 3,000 videos of child pornography were recovered from Jeffrey-Moe’s electronic devices.

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. The project marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anthony Mozzi and Michael Gill prosecuted the case, with the assistance of the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office, led by Special Agent in Charge Brian Dugan. The case was announced after sentencing by U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh and Special Agent in Charge Brian Dugan.