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Date: 09-06-2022

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United States of America v. William Thomas Bailey

Case Number: 4:2020-cr-00056

Judge: Terrence W. Boyle

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (Pasquotank County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: Elizabeth City, North Carolina criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing and distributing child pornography.

Bailey was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security in early 2018 after being identified as part of an online group trading child pornography. An email address belonging to Bailey was used to trade child pornography with multiple users in addition, agents discovered an email where Bailey bragged to someone about sexually abusing a very young child.

During the execution of a search warrant over 300 images and videos of child sexual abuse were discovered on his cell phone. In addition, there were 11 images and 1 video depicting the sexual abuse of a 2-year-old toddler created using Bailey’s cell phone. Agents were able to identify the child as someone with whom Bailey had direct contact. During the forensic analysis of Bailey’s phone, agents discovered that Bailey had distributed the child’s images and video multiple times to others seeking out child pornography.

Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after the sentencing was concluded. U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle presided over the sentencing. The Department of Homeland Security investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Charity Wilson prosecuted the case.

Manufacture/Production of Child Pornography
(1)

Distribution of Child Pornography
(2)

Outcome: Count 1 - 360 months - Count 2 - 140 months consecutive to Count 1 - Supervised release - Counts 1 and 2 - LIFE with the Standard Conditions of Supervision as adopted in the Eastern District of North Carolina and agreed to special conditions as identified in the presentence report - $200.00 special assessment - Restitution in the amount of $3,000 in each victims case ($9,000 total) - Recommendation from the Court to the Bureau of Prisons

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