Daniel L. Scanlon and Jeffrey Scott Crook Press Release (Indictments)

January 16, 2009
For Immediate Release

TWO AREA PEOPLE FACE FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

St. Louis, MO: Two St. Louis area people facing charges of possession and receipt of child pornography have appeared in federal court, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

DANIEL L. SCANLON, Florissant, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of receipt of child pornography and two felony counts of possession of child pornography. The indictment alleges that Scanlon received and possessed child pornography on his computer between January 2006 and March 2008.

JEFFREY SCOTT CROOK, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of possession of child pornography. The indictment alleges that Crook possessed child pornography on his computer between February and May 2008.

If convicted, receipt of child pornography carries a penalty range of five to 20 years in prison and possession of child pornography carries 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 St. Louis County Police Department, 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 Carrie Costantin and Reginald Harris, 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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January 16, 2009 For Immediate Release TWO AREA PEOPLE FACE FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES St. Louis, MO: Two St. Louis area people facing charges of possession and receipt of child pornography have appeared in federal court, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today. DANIEL L. SCANLON, Florissant, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of receipt of child pornography and two felony counts of possession of child pornography. The indictment alleges that Scanlon received and possessed child pornography on his computer between January 2006 and March 2008. JEFFREY SCOTT CROOK, St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one felony count of possession of child pornography. The indictment alleges that Crook possessed child pornography on his computer between February and May 2008. If convicted, receipt of child pornography carries a penalty range of five to 20 years in prison and possession of child pornography carries 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 St. Louis County Police Department, 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 Carrie Costantin and Reginald Harris, 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.