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CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES FILED AGAINST HOUMA MAN
October 6, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LEONARD DELAUNE, 34, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged in a Bill of Information for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
DELAUNE was charged today in a Bill of Information for Possession of Child Pornography.
On April 3, 2008, Special Agents of the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement recovered computer equipment from DELAUNE’s residence that contained videos depicting the sexual victimization of children. DELAUNE will be ordered to appear before a federal magistrate judge to be formally arraigned on this Bill of Information. If convicted, DELAUNE faces a maximum penalty of ten (10) years, followed by up to a lifetime term of supervised release, a $250,000.00 fine and DELAUNE can be required to register as a sex offender.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), 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 to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
U. S. Attorney Letten reiterated that the Bill of Information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case is being investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The prosecution of this case is being handled by Project Safe Childhood Coordinator, Assistant U. S. Attorney Brian M. Klebba.
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