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Date: 03-17-2022
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Case Number: 4:19-cr-00028-JHM
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Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Daviess County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney: Preston Wade
Description: Owensboro, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.
Freddie Fulton, 41, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky used a messaging application to upload an image of child pornography. After identifying Fulton as the likely sender, law enforcement searched Fulton’s phone, finding 286 images and 25 videos of child pornography. Fulton’s laptop contained additional images of child pornography, and the investigation found that Fulton had created certain images by misrepresenting his identity and then engaging in sexual acts with a victim.
Officers sent materials found on Fulton’s electronic devices to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for victim identification, resulting in the identification of numerous image and video files involving known child sexual abuse material. Altogether, Fulton’s collection included victims from 21 identified child pornography series that are circulated on the internet from around the world, including Germany, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and the United States.
“Outstanding investigative work by HSI Nashville and the Kentucky State Police,” stated United States Attorney Michael A. Bennett. “We will continue to aggressively prosecute individuals who sexually exploit and abuse our children. The victims of such offensive criminal conduct deserve nothing less.”
“Our agents are committed to protecting vulnerable children from exploitation by predators involved with the production, distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material,” said HSI Nashville Special Agent in Charge Jerry C. Templet, Jr. “We will continue to use every investigative tool available, working in collaboration with our law enforcement partners, to ensure these perpetrators are apprehended and punished for their appalling crimes.”
United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated the case with assistance from the Kentucky State Police.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Madison Sewell prosecuted the case.
18:2252(A)(a)(2) and (b)(1) - DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
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18:2252A(a)(5)(B) and 2252A(b)(2)-POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
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Outcome: Imprisonment: 235 months each on Counts 1 and 2 (concurrent); Supervised Release: 10 years each on Counts 1 and 2 (concurrent); Restitution: $6,000; SPA: $200 ($100 each count)
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