Date: 08-30-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Shasta Lea Schnittker

Case Number: 2:23-cr-00125

Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller

Court: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Sacramento County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Sacramento

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description:

Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography
Siskiyou County Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

On Feb. 22, 2022, Schnittker possessed 1,142 images and 110 videos of child sexual abuse material, or child pornography, on her computer. The child sexual abuse material included depictions of minors and toddlers involved in sexually explicit conduct and of sadistic and masochistic abuse. Law enforcement also found a video depicting Schnittker, which she had recorded, wherein she held up a flash drive and said, “This is where I keep all my CP.” In the self-recorded video, Schnittker then used the flash drive to play a video of child pornography.

This case was the product of an investigation by the FBI, with assistance from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, and the Siskiyou County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily G. Sauvageau and Denise Yasinow prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about internet-safety education.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to eight years and one month in prison

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