United States Attorney Richard B. Roper
Northern District of Texas

SWEETWATER, TEXAS, MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN
FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

LUBBOCK, Texas — George Boyce McFaul, III, of Sweetwater, Texas, who admitted possessing child pornography, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 10 years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Judge Cummings also ordered that McFaul, 51, register as a sex offender. McFaul is presently in federal custody.

McFaul admitted that in September 2006 he knowingly possessed a computer hard disk drive which contained one or more images of child pornography. The images of child pornography that were located on McFaul's computer were collected by McFaul, who admitted conducting Internet searches to obtain images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct with adults.

This case is being 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 Sweetwater Police Department. 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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