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☷Soldier in Training at Fort Gordon Admits Distributing Child Pornography
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
May 03,2022
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Soldier in training at Fort Gordon admits distributing child pornography Guilty plea subjects defendant to minimum five - year prison sentence AUGUSTA , GA: A U . S . Army soldier in training at Fort Gordon awaits sentencing after admitting he distributed child pornography . Joshua Gamble , 29 , of Fort Gordon , pled guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography , said David H . Estes , U . S . Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia . The guilty plea subjects Gamble to a statutory minimum penalty of five years in prison , up to 20 years , along with substantial financial penalties and restitution , registration as a sex offender , and a significant period of supervised release after completion of his prison term . There is no parole in the federal system . “Our vigilant law enforcement partners continue to identify and intercept online predators who engage in online exploitation of children , ” said U . S . Attorney Estes . “We will be unrelenting in pursuing those who would victimize the most vulnerable among us . ”FBI agents investigating illegal distribution of child pornography via an Internet chat application arrested Gamble in in October on a complaint based on activity that took place on Aug . 10 and 11 , 2021 . “A child is re - victimized every time pornographic images of that child are shared , ” said Philip Wislar , Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta . “The FBI is always prepared to do everything in our power , with a sense of urgency , to protect innocent children from being exploited by predators . ”The case is being investigated by the FBI , and prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U . S . Attorney and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator Tara M . Lyons . Anyone with information on suspected child sexual exploitation can contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800 - 843 - 5678 , or https://report . cybertip . org/ .
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