United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

ABILENE, TEXAS, MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY SIX YEARS IN
FEDERAL PRISON, WITHOUT PAROLE,
ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CONVICTION

LUBBOCK, Texas. — Park Kevin Gerberg, 49, of Abilene, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, to 71 months in prison, following his guilty plea in August to one count of interstate of receipt of child pornography. He was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to begin serving his prison sentence. Judge Cummings also ordered that he register as a sex offender and serve a lifetime of supervised release.

According to documents filed in Court, during the months of April, May, June and July 2003, Gerberg collected and traded images of child pornography, using his computer to access the Internet to conduct the transactions. He traded the images through various chat rooms. After downloading the images of child pornography to his computer, Gerberg copied them onto computer CDs and floppy disks, and stored them in his residence.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. 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 Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov

U.S. Attorney Roper commended the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Taylor County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven M. Sucsy of the Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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