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Date: 09-05-2020
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United States of America v. Derek Loyd Ward and Tyler Christopher Benson
Case Number: 6:19-cr-00179-ADA
Judge: Alan D. Albright
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (McLennan County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
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Waco, TX - The United States of America charged Derek Loyd Ward, ate 34, and Tyler Christopher Benson, age 28, with possession of child pornography.
The Child Exploitation Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office investigated these cases. Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Gloff prosecuted these cases on behalf of the government.
These cases were brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by 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 exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
18:2252A.F ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO -- Possession of Visual Depictions of Sexual Activities by Minors
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Outcome: Judge Albright sentenced 34-year-old Derek Loyd Ward of Whitney, TX, to 240 months in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release. Judge Albright also ordered that Ward pay $10,000 in restitution. On October 8, 2019, Ward pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. On May 30, 2019, authorities executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence and seized his personal computer and related media. A forensics review of the seized materials revealed the presence of approximately 550 videos and 875 images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Sentenced to 240 mos in custody, 10yrs S/R, no Probation, no Fine, $100 S/A and $10,000 Restitution
Judge Albright sentenced 28-year-old Tyler Christopher Benson of Killeen, TX, to 110 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. On October 15, 2019, Benson pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. On October 26, 2017, authorities executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence and seized his laptop computer and cellular telephone. A forensics review of the computer and cell phone revealed the presence of approximately 775 videos and 360 images depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
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