United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

LUBBOCK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE

LUBBOCK, Tex. — George John Maslovar, pled guilty today to one count of interstate receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Maslovar entered his plea today before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings who ordered a pre-sentence investigation with sentencing to be scheduled after that investigation is completed. Maslovar, 54, faces a maximum sentence of not less than five years nor more than 20 years in prison.

Maslovar was arrested in June on charges outlined in a federal criminal complaint that was filed after he was interviewed by FBI agents. He appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and was released on bond. He was indicted the following month and charged in a six-count federal indictment with receipt of child pornography, receipt of child obscenity and possession of child pornography.

According to documents filed in Court, Maslovar admits that for several years, while residing in Lubbock, he collected and traded images and videos of child pornography, using his computer to access the Internet to conduct the transactions. Although Maslovar regularly accessed various free Internet sites that contained child pornography, including "pre-teen" sites, the most common place Maslovar accessed to obtain images and videos of child pornography was a chat room called "Incest Taboo."

Maslovar used the links accessed through "Incest Taboo" to obtain both adult and child pornography from the Internet. Maslovar traded images and videos of adult and child pornography through his e-mail account. Over the years, Maslovar would often delete images off his computer because he was afraid he would get caught with the illegal videos and images.

This case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood which is 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 Lubbock Office of the FBI and the Lubbock Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven M. Sucsy of the Lubbock, Texas, U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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