Child Pornography Press Release

December 19, 2008
For Immediate Release

THREE AREA PEOPLE FACE FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

St. Louis, MO: Three St. Louis area people have been indicted, in separate cases, on charges of possession and receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

KENNETH SUNTINGER, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.

DAVID D. EPPERSON, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two felony counts of possession of child pornography and one felony count of receipt of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000, on each possession charge, and five to fifteen years prison on the receipt charge.

RAPHAEL FIGUEROA, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.

These cases are 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 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Regional Computer Crimes Education and Enforcement Group and Assistant United States Attorneys Allison Behrens and Ray Meyer, who are handling the cases 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 19, 2008 For Immediate Release THREE AREA PEOPLE FACE FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES St. Louis, MO: Three St. Louis area people have been indicted, in separate cases, on charges of possession and receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today. KENNETH SUNTINGER, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. DAVID D. EPPERSON, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two felony counts of possession of child pornography and one felony count of receipt of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000, on each possession charge, and five to fifteen years prison on the receipt charge. RAPHAEL FIGUEROA, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. These cases are 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 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Regional Computer Crimes Education and Enforcement Group and Assistant United States Attorneys Allison Behrens and Ray Meyer, who are handling the cases 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.