William Clinton Storey, Distribution of Child Pornography, Georgia 2023
A former pediatric nurse practitioner in Georgia has pleaded guilty to distributing large amounts of child pornography online.
William Clinton Storey, 41, of Preston, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography in the U.S. District Court of Georgia on no date available. Storey faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years up to a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000 and a term of supervised release of at least five years up to a lifetime of supervision.
Storey will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from federal prison under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Storey’s sentencing is scheduled for August 17.
The investigation into Storey’s activities was led by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with assistance from the Webster County Sheriff’s Office.
According to court documents, Snapchat detected that user clint31824 had uploaded five files of suspected child pornography while using their platform on November 21, 2019. The GBI investigated the cybertip and traced the IP used by user clint31824 to the defendant, William Storey. At the time, Storey was employed as a certified family nurse practitioner.
Agents executed search warrants at Storey’s home and business on February 18, 2020, seizing seven devices belonging to Storey. A forensic examination of the electronic media seized during the search warrant discovered approximately 6,000 videos and 24,000 images of suspected child pornography.
“Children portrayed in child pornography images are victimized every time those images are distributed or viewed, and this case is exceptionally disturbing because the suspect was a nurse and a family pediatric practitioner,” said Chris Hacker, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Crawford Seals.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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