Thursday, November 03, 2016

U. S. attorney announces six southwest Missouri child porn indictments

(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri)

 Six southern Missouri men have been indicted by a federal grand jury, in separate and unrelated cases, for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
Each of the defendants was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016.
 Sergio Rivera, 25, an active duty service member stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., allegedly received and distributed child pornography between Oct. 9, 2015, and May 17, 2016. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the South Central Missouri Computer Task Force.
 Martin Vern Ellis, 26, of Carl Junction, Mo., allegedly received and distributed child pornography between April 24, 2015, and Oct. 17, 2016. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force.
 William M. Walker, 74, of Branson, Mo., allegedly received and distributed child pornography between June 1 and Aug. 10, 2016. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the South Central Missouri Computer Task Force and the Taney County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department.
 Casey Robert Caudle, 33, of Oronogo, Mo., allegedly received and distributed child pornography between Aug. 19, 2015, and June 22, 2016.
 Brian G. Long, 38, of Oronogo, Mo., allegedly received and distributed child pornography between June 5 and Aug. 31, 2016.
 Aaron Sean Fletcher, 31, Aurora, Mo., allegedly received and distributed child pornography between Sept. 11 and Oct. 24, 2016.
These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ami Harshad Miller. They were investigated by the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force.

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