Date: 07-17-2024

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United States of America v. Adam Baez

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Judge: David C. Norton

Court: The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Charleston

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Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sex Abuse Materials
Summerville Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Sex Abuse Materials

Adam Baez, 46, of Summerville, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials.*

Evidence presented to the court showed that Baez possessed more than 600 images of prepubescent child sexual abuse materials on multiple electronic devices. In addition to the possession of the images, evidence showed that Baez exploited a minor victim over the course of several years and produced images of this minor victim.

United States District Judge David C. Norton sentenced Baez to 210 months' imprisonment, to be followed by a lifetime term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system. Baez was also ordered to pay $15,000.00 in restitution to the identified victims of his offense.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals, who sexually exploit children, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy F. Bower is prosecuting the case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 17 years in federal prison

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