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Date: 07-14-2022

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United States of America v. Taurean Jerome Weber

Case Number: 9:21-cr-00028-DLC

Judge: Dana L. Christensen

Court: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Missoula County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with transporting, distributing and receiving child pornography using the internet and social media.

Taurean Jerome Weber, 39, formerly of Missoula and currently of Littleton, Colorado, with four counts of transportation of child pornography, three counts of distribution and one count of receipt of child pornography.

U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided. Judge Christensen set sentencing for Nov. 18. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Weber was remanded into custody pending further proceedings.

“Weber’s distribution of child pornography perpetuated the sexual exploitation and abuse of children for his own gratification. It was wrong and disgusting. We are committed to protecting children from this horrible crime and will be resolute in our efforts to hold those who prey on them accountable. I want to thank Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cyndee L. Peterson and Karla E. Painter, along with the Missoula Police Department, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and FBI for investigating and prosecuting this case,” U.S. Attorney Laslovich said.

In court documents and at trial, the government alleged that from about September 2016 to July 2020, Weber used Dropbox and Instagram to transport child pornography images and a computer to distribute child pornography. An investigation began in October 2019 when Instagram reported child pornography on its platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which sends those CyberTips to members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for investigation. Records obtained through subpoenas and search warrants found evidence that Weber was the creator and user of the social media and email accounts. Investigators served a search warrant on Weber’s residence, seized computers and storage devices and determined they contained video and image files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cyndee L. Peterson and Karla E. Painter are prosecuting the case, which was investigated by Missoula Police Department Det. Katie Hall, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and FBI.

18:2252A.F - TRANSPORTATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
(1-4)
18:2252A.F - DISTRIBUTION & RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY w/ forfeiture allegation
(6-8)
18:2252A.F - DISTRIBUTION & RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY w/ forfeiture allegation
(10)

Outcome: Defendant was found guilty on all eight counts. The trial began on July 11. Weber faces a mandatory minimum five years to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to life of supervised release.

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