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Date: 09-16-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Michael Clark
Case Number: 2:18-cr-00048-DLB-CJS
Judge: David L. Bunning
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (Kenton County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Elaine K. Leonhard
Defendant's Attorney:
Description:
Covington, KY - Independence Man Convicted of Distributing Child Pornography
An Independence man was convicted by a federal jury sitting in Covington, of distributing child pornography.
The jury convicted Michael Clark, 49, after four hours of deliberations, following a four-day trial.
According to the evidence at trial, Clark distributed child pornography, on five different occasions, to a law enforcement officer via BitTorrent, which is a peer-to-peer file-sharing network. A search warrant was executed at Clark’s residence in April 2018. A computer was seized and a forensic examination revealed evidence of the child pornography.
Clark was indicted in in November 2018.
The investigation was conducted by the Kenton County Police Department, the Kentucky Office of Attorney General, and Homeland Security Investigations.
Clark faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. However, the Court must consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the applicable federal sentencing statutes before imposing the sentence.
Charges:
18:2252(a)(2):DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
(1-12)
18:2252(a)(2): DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
(1s-5s)
Outcome: Guilty
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