UNITED STATES ATTORNEY JOYCE WHITE VANCE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			CONTACT: STACY CRANE
	MO DAY, 2009			PHONE: (205) 244-2001
	www.usdoj.gov/usao/aln			FAX: (205) 244-2171

CLANTON MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

            BIRMINGHAM, AL - United States District Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced JASON EARL ROY, 29, on June 23, 2009, to 180 months of  imprisonment for receiving child pornography and 120 months for possessing child pornography with the sentences to be served concurrently.  The time served is to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Roy will also be required to register as a sex offender.

            According to the plea agreement, Roy received and possessed images of child pornography using the internet. Law enforcement recovered the images during the execution of a  search warrant.  His computer contained thousands of images of child pornography, depicting children as young as 18 months of age, as well as sadism, masochism, and bestiality. 

            Interim United States Attorney Joyce White Vance stated, “This office will strenuously pursue the investigation and prosecution of crimes against children.  Our goal is to uncloak the anonymity that the internet provides to those who traffic in child pornography and bring them to justice.  I’m proud of the work of the FBI and Assistant United States Attorney Daniel J. Fortune.”

            “The internet has a dark side that is exploited by predators.  I would remind every parent to continue to be vigilant in monitoring their children’s online activity for their own protection,” stated Acting Special Agent in Charge Charles E. Regan, Federal Bureau of Investigation.             
                                               
                This case was brought as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative and our continuing efforts to target individuals who possess and distribute child pornography.  The Birmingham Innocent Images Task Force includes the United States Attorney’s Office, Birmingham Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and United States Postal Service.  Its goal is to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about the national Project Safe Childhood initiative, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.
           

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