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☷Fort Bend Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography Files
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
Apr 28,2022
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Fort Bend man sentenced for possession of child pornography files HOUSTON – A 64 - year - old Sugar Land resident has been ordered to prison following his convictions of receiving and possessing videos and images of child pornography , announced U . S . Attorney Jennifer B . Lowery . A federal jury sitting in Houston convicted Gregory Eugene Baker Nov . 10 , 2021 , following a three - day trial . Today , U . S . District Judge Keith P . Ellison ordered Baker to serve 90 months in prison for the receipt and possession of child pornography convictions . The court also heard additional information today including an impact statement from a victim . Baker had 231 photos of her in his collection . She described how she is revictimized every time individuals like Baker download and view images of her abuse . Baker will serve five years on supervised release following completion of his prison term , during which time he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet . Baker will also be ordered to register as a sex offender . At trial , the jury heard that authorities discovered Baker’s IP address requesting child pornography files on the Freenet file sharing system which was run on the dark web . On April 4 , 2019 , law enforcement executed a search warrant at Baker’s residence and seized multiple devices . Forensic examination of 13 devices revealed three virtual machines and the discovery of 380 videos and 12 , 762 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit conduct . They included toddlers , bondage , bestiality and sadomasochism . Additionally , Baker had images of Christmas cards containing child pornography surrounded by ornaments , garland and holiday greetings . A forensics expert further testified that there were artifacts involving child pornography search terms as well as other peer - to - peer file sharing programs in which the device’s user requested files with titles that were consistent with child pornography . They also testified that the devices belonged to Baker . Baker testified in his own defense and attempted to convince the jury that although the devices were his , he did not know how the child pornography was downloaded on them . The jury did not believe his claims and found him guilty as charged . Baker was ordered to surrender to a U . S . Bureau of Prisons facility on April 29 , 2022 . The Fort Bend District Attorney’s Office conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Pearland Police Department and FBI . Assistant U . S . Attorneys Kimberly Ann Leo and Sherri Zack prosecuted the case , which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood ( PSC ) , a nationwide initiative the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse . U . S . Attorneys ' Offices and the Criminal Division ' s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section leads PSC , which marshals federal , state and local resources to locate , apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and identifies and rescues victims . For more information about PSC , please visit DOJ’s PSC page . For more information about internet safety education , please visit the resources tab on that page .
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