Press Release
April 15, 2008
LITCHFIELD MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PRODUCING, POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Springfield, Ill. - The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, Rodger A. Heaton, announced that Paul Kincaid, age 67, of Litchfield, Illinois, was sentenced today to a term of 30 years in prison for production and possession of child pornography. Kincaid has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest on September 6, 2006.
On October 17, 2007, U.S. District Judge Jeanne E. Scott issued her finding of Kincaid’s guilt on both counts charged, production and possession of child pornography. According to the order, in September 2004, in Litchfield, Kincaid intentionally persuaded a 15-year-old person to engage in sexual acts while he photographed the episode. Judge Scott also found that Kincaid admitted to inducing numerous minors under the age of 18 to engage in sexually explicit behavior to allow him to photograph it using a Polaroid camera. Kincaid admitted taking such photographs beginning in the 1960s and continuing until his arrest in 2006.
U.S. Attorney Heaton stated, “Child sexual exploitation is a horrific crime that leaves in its wake a lifetime of healing for its innocent victims and their families. As the nation this week observes Crime Victims’ Rights Week, I commend the tremendous courage of those who come forward and work to seek justice against child predators.”
The U.S. Secret Service, the Litchfield Police Department, and the Springfield Computer Crimes Task Force investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Hansen represented the government during sentencing.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about this initiative, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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