Date: 12-17-2014

Case Style: United States of America v. Charles Thomas Prideaux

Case Number: 3:13-cr-00012-RLY-WGH

Judge: Richard L. Young

Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Plaintiff's Attorney: Todd Shellenbarger

Defendant's Attorney: Collin Dean Higginbotham

Description: EVANSVILLE, IN – Josh J. Minkler,Acting United States Attorney, announced that Charles Thomas Prideaux, 47, Evansville,Indiana, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young for possession of sexually explicit material involving minors. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Child Exploitation Task Force and the Evansville Police Department.
“Protecting our innocent children from internet predators will remain a top priority of our office,” said Minkler. “Distributing pornography re-victimizes our children every time it is passed from one person to another.”
Prideaux pleaded guilty to the charge immediately before being sentenced
yesterday. Prideaux admitted that he used a laptop computer to search for and download child pornography using file sharing software that he loaded on to the computer system. Prideaux operated the computer from his residence in Evansville, Indiana, before the computer was seized by law enforcement investigators on November 1, 2012.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney, Todd Shellenbarger, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge Young also imposed a 10 year term of supervised release. During the period of supervised release, Prideaux must register as a sex offender, participate in a sex offender treatment program, and cannot have any unsupervised contact with minors. The Court also ordered the forfeiture of computer equipment used in the offense which will be destroyed by the government. Prideaux must submit to drug testing while on supervision.

Outcome: See Above

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