Gary Griffel Press Release (Indictment)

December 31, 2008
For Immediate Release

ADAIR COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

St. Louis, MO: Gary Griffel was indicted on federal charges of possession and receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

GARY GRIFFEL, Kirksville, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two felony counts of possession of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography.

If convicted, each count of possession carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000 and the count of receipt of child pornography carries a penalty between 10 and 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.

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.

Hanaway commended the work performed on the case by Adair County Prosecutor Mark Williams, the Kirksville Police Department, the Adair County Sheriff's Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey Jensen, who is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations, and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CATHERINE L. HANAWAY United States Attorney	NEWS RELEASE
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December 31, 2008 For Immediate Release ADAIR COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES St. Louis, MO: Gary Griffel was indicted on federal charges of possession and receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today. GARY GRIFFEL, Kirksville, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two felony counts of possession of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography. If convicted, each count of possession carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000 and the count of receipt of child pornography carries a penalty between 10 and 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. 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. Hanaway commended the work performed on the case by Adair County Prosecutor Mark Williams, the Kirksville Police Department, the Adair County Sheriff's Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey Jensen, who is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations, and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.